Tag: San Onofre

San Clemente Disapproves of Storing Nuclear Waste From San Onofre Plant

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente officially disapproved on April 5 of the storage of nuclear waste—several millions of pounds—at the permanently retired San Onofre nuclear power plant nearby, urging the U.S. Department of Energy to find a safer alternative location. The city council unanimously approved a resolution stating the city does not consent to store the…


San Clemente Officially Disapproves Storing Nuclear Waste From San Onofre Plant

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente officially disapproved on April 5 of the storage of nuclear waste—several millions of pounds—at the permanently retired San Onofre nuclear power plant nearby, urging the U.S. Department of Energy to find a safer alternative location. The city council unanimously approved a resolution stating the city does not consent to store the…


San Clemente to Disapprove Storing Nuclear Waste From San Onofre Plant

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente city officials are pressuring the U.S. Department of Energy to remove over 3.6 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel from the permanently retired San Onofre nuclear power plant nearby. “We don’t consent to having it here,” Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan said during a March 15 council meeting. “We can’t force…


Coalition Forms to Prod Feds on Nuclear Waste Removal From San Onofre

A newly formed “coalition of stakeholders” is calling on the federal government to get serious about removing millions of pounds of radioactive waste from a closed nuclear power plant on Southern California’s coast. Doug Bauder, vice president and chief nuclear officer for Southern California Edison (SCE), told The Epoch Times that the coalition wants to…