Jan. 28, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
A year after leak, online tool shows your distance -- and risk -- from accident at crippled reactor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- One year ago, a leak of radiation caused an emergency shutdown of a reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant -- a crisis that le...
Read More »Jan. 16, 2013 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth tells NRC utility should have sought license review ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Southern California Edison made critical and fundamental errors in the design of the replacement steam generators for the San Onofre nuclear reactors, accor...
Read More »Jan. 11, 2013 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth filed a brief today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Read More »Dec. 28, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Controversial plan to run reactor at reduced power could require formal legal hearings WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Southern California Edison’s experimental plan to start up one of the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors and run it at reduced power...
Read More »Nov. 30, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Tonight Southern California Edison will present to federal regulators its controversial plan to restart one of the crippled reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Friends of the Earth, which is seeking a formal hearing on the react...
Read More »Nov. 19, 2012 / Posted by: Lisa Matthes / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth calls for transparency, public participation, no conflicts of interest WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to a petition from Friends of the Earth, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has opened two official proceedings that could d...
Read More »Nov. 8, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In today’s decision, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed its Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and staff to consider the issues raised by Friends of the Earth in its petition filed June 18, 2012. Specifically,...
Read More »Oct. 25, 2012 / Posted by: Adam Russell / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
Friends of the Earth: Continued operation of San Onofre is not cost effective IRVINE, Calif. -- The California Public Utilities Commission will announce today that it is launching an investigation assessing key economic issues relating to the crip...
Read More »Oct. 22, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
A reactor at the crippled San Onofre nuclear power plant is leaking hydrogen gas into the environment, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Although it is not yet known if the leaking gas is radioactive, Friends of Earth said the l...
Read More »Oct. 16, 2012 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases, San Onofre News
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s continued refusal to consider a legally binding hearing on the future of the San Onofre nuclear plant has prompted Friends of the Earth to accuse the agency of failing to protect the public and of failing ...
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