The commission finally agreed to move up the review process and I am stunned by the result. This outcome belongs entirely to the thousands of you who refused to look away from this issue. Please take a moment to celebrate this win while we stay ready to monitor the upcoming …
August 11, 2013
Final supporters
In a unanimous vote on July 16, 2020, the CCC approved SoCal Edison’s Inspection and Maintenance Program (IMP) that’s meant to ensure the utility company can adequately inspect, monitor and ultimately transport the Holtec canisters used to store the highly radioactive waste material.
The approval essentially allows Edison to continue storing spent fuel from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) through 2035—when it must resubmit an application to either retain, remove or relocate its dry storage facility, formally referred to as the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, or ISFSI.
At that time, according to Alison Dettmer, senior deputy director of the Coastal Commission, the application renewal must also include an updated evaluation of coastal hazards and potential on-site or off-site storage options for the fuel.
Edison’s ongoing work to decommission and deconstruct SONGS, she said, could open alternative sites to relocate the ISFSI where there’s lower risk of coastal hazards compared to its current location—within about 100 feet from the sea wall of the plant’s site.
“If by the year 2035, there is no off-site storage option, the commission will, as part of its review of Edison’s amendment application, consider if this ISFSI should be relocated to a higher elevation on-site to minimize coastal hazards and until an off-site repository is available,” she said.
That time has come, and we can't wait any longer to begin the lengthy process of relocating the ISFSI to higher ground. When the Commission approved the Coastal Development Permit in October, 2020, it required Edison to accelerate the completion of its Inspection and Maintenance Program. Now we are asking the CCC to do the same thing with evaluating sea level rise. We must accelerate that timeframe due to the quickly evolving situation at the tsunami wall.
Time is not on our side. We are relying on the Coastal Commission to do the right thing before it is too late.
Recent Updates:
Whistleblower explains the dangers posed by nuclear waste at San Onofre
Another related petition to have more state control over proposed solutions.
Briefing on San Onofre issues with some heavy weights speaking with authority and expertise
Trailer to Award Winning Film, "SOS, the San Onofre Syndrome - Nuclear Power's Legacy"
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 7, 2013
May 2, 2013
I really thought this would just be a small note to myself and maybe a few neighbors. Seeing that one hundred people have signed on is honestly overwhelming and it proves this is something we all truly care about.
Reached 100 supporters
May 2, 2013
70 Comments
Sea level rise is happening -- and storms are intensifying -- faster than expected when SONGS's Coastal Development Permit was issued in 2020. Due to the lengthy process for relocating spent fuel, the risks of sea level rise and storm action must be re-evaluated promptly -- not 11 years from now.
I am a recent resident of Ocean Beach. I am amazed at how flooded some areas of the town can get. I just discovered that we are living on top of what use to be marshland. Well, why do you have your heads in the ground like ostriches! Do your due diligence NOW!!! Not after lives and property are lost. A penny saved Is a pound foolish.
For everyone's safety the condition of the shores near storage need evaluation by the Coastal Commission now, especially in view of climate change unpredictability.
What's your backup plan for failing containment? Given the documented issues with Holtec's already compromised thin-wall canisters... prudence dictates keeping options open until much improved containment is achieved... off the beach.
DENY Application No. 9-19-0194. Tell SDG&E to build a proper storage bunker east of I-5 onto Pendalton Federal land accessible by tunnel under I-5 using Thick Wall casks that can be transported on a rail system at a level much higher than sea level. Think about it its feasible.
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Move the containers OFF SITE- no location within the immediate vicinity is safe!
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The commission finally agreed to move up the review process and I am stunned by the result. This outcome belongs entirely to the thousands of you who refused to look away from this issue. Please take a moment to celebrate this win while we stay ready to monitor the upcoming …
August 11, 2013
Final supporters
In a unanimous vote on July 16, 2020, the CCC approved SoCal Edison’s Inspection and Maintenance Program (IMP) that’s meant to ensure the utility company can adequately inspect, monitor and ultimately transport the Holtec canisters used to store the highly radioactive waste material.
The approval essentially allows Edison to continue storing spent fuel from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) through 2035—when it must resubmit an application to either retain, remove or relocate its dry storage facility, formally referred to as the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, or ISFSI.
At that time, according to Alison Dettmer, senior deputy director of the Coastal Commission, the application renewal must also include an updated evaluation of coastal hazards and potential on-site or off-site storage options for the fuel.
Edison’s ongoing work to decommission and deconstruct SONGS, she said, could open alternative sites to relocate the ISFSI where there’s lower risk of coastal hazards compared to its current location—within about 100 feet from the sea wall of the plant’s site.
“If by the year 2035, there is no off-site storage option, the commission will, as part of its review of Edison’s amendment application, consider if this ISFSI should be relocated to a higher elevation on-site to minimize coastal hazards and until an off-site repository is available,” she said.
That time has come, and we can't wait any longer to begin the lengthy process of relocating the ISFSI to higher ground. When the Commission approved the Coastal Development Permit in October, 2020, it required Edison to accelerate the completion of its Inspection and Maintenance Program. Now we are asking the CCC to do the same thing with evaluating sea level rise. We must accelerate that timeframe due to the quickly evolving situation at the tsunami wall.
Time is not on our side. We are relying on the Coastal Commission to do the right thing before it is too late.
Recent Updates:
Whistleblower explains the dangers posed by nuclear waste at San Onofre
Another related petition to have more state control over proposed solutions.
Briefing on San Onofre issues with some heavy weights speaking with authority and expertise
Trailer to Award Winning Film, "SOS, the San Onofre Syndrome - Nuclear Power's Legacy"
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 7, 2013
May 2, 2013
I really thought this would just be a small note to myself and maybe a few neighbors. Seeing that one hundred people have signed on is honestly overwhelming and it proves this is something we all truly care about.
Reached 100 supporters
May 2, 2013
70 Comments
The recen damage to slopes in San Clemente and the resulting disruption of train service to San Diego from Orange County should be warning signs that something needs to be don soon.
Sea level rise is happening -- and storms are intensifying -- faster than expected when SONGS's Coastal Development Permit was issued in 2020. Due to the lengthy process for relocating spent fuel, the risks of sea level rise and storm action must be re-evaluated promptly -- not 11 years from now.
I am a recent resident of Ocean Beach. I am amazed at how flooded some areas of the town can get. I just discovered that we are living on top of what use to be marshland. Well, why do you have your heads in the ground like ostriches! Do your due diligence NOW!!! Not after lives and property are lost. A penny saved Is a pound foolish.
For everyone's safety the condition of the shores near storage need evaluation by the Coastal Commission now, especially in view of climate change unpredictability.
What's your backup plan for failing containment? Given the documented issues with Holtec's already compromised thin-wall canisters... prudence dictates keeping options open until much improved containment is achieved... off the beach.
DENY Application No. 9-19-0194. Tell SDG&E to build a proper storage bunker east of I-5 onto Pendalton Federal land accessible by tunnel under I-5 using Thick Wall casks that can be transported on a rail system at a level much higher than sea level. Think about it its feasible.
Please help
Move the containers OFF SITE- no location within the immediate vicinity is safe!
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The recen damage to slopes in San Clemente and the resulting disruption of train service to San Diego from Orange County should be warning signs that something needs to be don soon.