A Whistleblower's Wife's Story - Pt. 1 of 2
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A Whistleblower's Wife's Story - Pt. 1 of 2

Bethann Chambers, partner of former San Onofre Licensed Nuclear Operator and whistleblower James Chambers, talks about how her own and her husband's views on nuclear power have changed over their last 27 years of experience with Southern California Edison. She tells why she has decided to speak out on her concerns about the public safety risks to all of Southern California (and beyond) posed by Edison's failed nuclear reactor complex near San Clemente.

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Past and Future Collide over Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
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Past and Future Collide over Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

The past and the future collided at a virtual Public Participation Hearing held by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on July 25. The subject: the potential extension of operations at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Over 100 commenters spoke. The majority of them (by a 61 percent to 39 percent margin) vigorously opposed continued operations at the plant. As Justin LeBlanc of Sustainable Transit El Dorado put it, “The way of the future is not legacy monoliths.”

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How the “Nuclear Renaissance” Robs and Roasts Our Earth
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How the “Nuclear Renaissance” Robs and Roasts Our Earth

Every day, as they burn with nuclear fission at some 571 degrees Fahrenheit, some 430 nuke reactors roast our Earth. They irradiate and superheat our air, rivers, lakes and oceans. Six big reactors and their fuel pools now threaten an apocalypse in Ukraine. Pleas for United Nations intervention are increasingly desperate.

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Expanding landslide still threatens San Diego railroad connection
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Expanding landslide still threatens San Diego railroad connection

Trains remain suspended as experts evaluate San Clemente slope to determine extent of problem and possible fixes. A hillside continued to slide Friday above the railroad tracks at San Clemente, where a day earlier concerned transit officials suspended all passenger and freight train traffic on the only link between Orange and San Diego counties.

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TEPCO running out of space to store radioactive slurry at plant
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TEPCO running out of space to store radioactive slurry at plant

The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is running out of storage space for slurry, a mud-like waste product containing radioactive materials removed from contaminated water that is still accumulating at the site. If the slurry tanks reach full capacity, Tokyo Electric Power Co. may have to review its operations on treating contaminated water. The slurry problem could also destabilize the overall premise of the company’s decommissioning work.

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Friends of the Earth Sues PG&E Over Diablo Canyon Nuclear Extension
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Friends of the Earth Sues PG&E Over Diablo Canyon Nuclear Extension

The environmental group Friends of the Earth on Tuesday sued Pacific Gas and Electric in a bid to block the California utility giant from breaching its contract to shutter the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant when the operating licenses for its two reactors expire in 2024 and 2025.

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