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Topic	Description	Status	Parents
Nuclear Waste	How to deal with ever-increasing deadly nuclear waste.	Active	Nuclear Energy
Settlement To Move San Onofre Waste	Citizens Oversight sued the Coastal Commission regarding approval of the permit to allow the Nuclear Waste Storage on the Beach and a Settlement Resulted. This Project tracks and follows that settlement.	Active	Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Waste, Stop Nuke Dump
Shut San Onofre	Objective is permanent decommissioning of SONGS	Active	Nuclear Energy
Shutdown Diablo	Goal is permanent shut down of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant	Active	Nuclear Energy

Radiation Exposure and Monitoring

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Myths and Concerns

San Onofre is not on the coast and would not be affected by a Tsunami like the plant in Japan.

San Onofre:

From: http://ranchosantamargarita.patch.com/articles/nuke-plant-chief-san-onofre-could-have-withstood-the-japanese-quake

One of the major problems with the Japanese plant was that the 23-foot tsunami wiped out backup diesel generators that run the cooling system at the plant. Dietrich said that wouldn’t happen at San Onofre; not only is the plant protected by a 30-foot reinforced seawall—seven feet higher than the crest of the tsunami that struck Japan—but also, the generators are in water-tight, missile-resistant bunkers that sit at an elevation of 30 feet above sea level.

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Fukushima Power Plant:

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From http://www.theoildrum.com/node/7637

I recall reading the elevation was some 45 feet above sea level.

I recall hearing 15meters, which is the same thing. The pictures I saw showed the buildings on a coastal bluff. Most likely the cooling water intakes got fouled by tsunami debris. I heard the diesel gen sets were running when the tsunami hit. On hindsight, it would have been prudent to have diesel gen shutdown during tsunami. I think the reactor buildings themselves were designed for the 15M event, but obviously the emergency cooling system wasn't.

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Background

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• (CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2019) 2020-04-13 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2019 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1920) 2019-08-29 NRC meeting on Decommissioning CABs -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1912) 2019-08-20 Nuclear Regulatory Commission hosting a town hall on San Onofre operations -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1908) 2019-07-24 Move the waste off San Onofre beach and inland within Camp Pendleton -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2018) 2019-02-09 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2018 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (RadiationMonitoring) 2018-09-01 Radiation Monitoring -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1877) 2018-08-30 Letter to NRC Regarding Inspection of Near-Miss Incident -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1869) 2018-08-07 State Lands Commission meeting on EIR for San Onofre -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, This event topic describes two events.
• (M1866) 2018-07-26 CPUC Commission Meeting on 2018 San Onofre Settlement -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1867) 2018-07-26 State regulators approve San Onofre nuclear settlement, trimming $750M from original deal -- Jeff Mc Donald, Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union Tribune,
• (M1861) 2018-06-27 San Onofre Update Livestream -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1855) 2018-06-13 Presentation on HELMS at Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1852) 2018-06-04 Press Release: Citizens' Oversight's NRC filing 'HELMS' Public Comment Period Ends June 5 at Midnight -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1836) 2018-04-04 CPUC Hearing 2018-04-04 on San Onofre Closure -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1831) 2018-03-22 San Onofre CEP Meeting -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, This event is hosted by Southern California Edison and it presents their point of view regarding the decommissioning of San Onofre and plans for nuclear waste storage. Public comment is available (3 min). Press Release announcing acceptance of the petition to the NRC rulemaking process.
• (M1826) 2018-02-07 S. 2388: Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2018 -- Bernie Sanders, United States Senate, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for consultation with State, tribal, and local governments, the consideration of State, tribal, and local concerns, and the approval of post-shutdown decommissioning activities reports by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• (M1828) 2018-02-07 S. 2396: Safe and Secure Decommissioning Act of 2018 -- Kamala Harris, United States Senate, This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 7, 2018. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
• (M1820) 2018-01-30 CITIZENS OVERSIGHT SIGNS $873 MILLION SAN ONOFRE SHUTDOWN SETTLEMENT WITH SCE, SDG&E AND OTHER PARTIES -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (SanOnofreClosureSettlement2018) 2018-01-30 San Onofre Closure Settlement 2018 -- , Citizens Oversight, Settlement and related docs
• (M1818) 2018-01-24 Yucca Mountain Update and Transportation Impacts -- Robert J. Halstead, Office of the Governor,
• (M1811) 2018-01-12 San Onofre Shutdown Settlement FAQS -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1814) 2018-01-11 California’s last nuclear plant to close after unanimous vote by regulators -- David Baker, San Francisco Chronicle,
• (M1815) 2018-01-11 San Onofre: Activist seeks to move spent fuel inland -- Ken Silverstein, The Coast News,
• (M1810) 2018-01-10 New San Onofre deal reached between utilities, consumer groups -- Jeff Mc Donald, Union Tribune,
• (CitizensOversightStatusUpdate2017) 2017-12-20 Citizens Oversight Status Update 2017 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1803) 2017-12-11 Email to Community Engagement Panel re: Risk of Cracking Canisters and Emergency Response -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1857) 2017-12 Management and Disposal of U.S. Department of Energy Spent Nuclear Fuel -- A Report to the United States Congress and the Secretary of Energy -- , Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board,
• (M1816) 2017-11-17 2017 11 17 San Onofre Waste and HELMS at Ocean Hills (Ray Lutz) -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1795) 2017-11-02 HELMS Proposal -- Community Draft for Comment -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1821) 2017-11-02 Pr Rel - HELMS Proposal to be announced at CEP Meeting today -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (HelmsPetition) 2017-11-01 HELMS Public Support Petition -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Sign HELMS petition to require double-wall nuclear waste canisters and to move waste to local consolidated surface storage to protect water resources
• (M1854) 2017-10-24 UPDATE REPORT ON SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT AND CLOSURE DATE COST COMPARISON AT THE COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION -- Robert Alvarez, Institute For Policy Studies,
• (M1794) 2017-10-11 Coastal Commission Meeting w/ San Onofre Waste on the Agenda -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1796) 2017-09-30 Preliminary Evaluation of Removing Used Nuclear Fuel from Shutdown Sites -- Maheras et al, Dept Of Energy,
• (M1788) 2017-09-24 San Onofre Settlement Celebration -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Event from 4p to 6pm.
• (M1789) 2017-09-20 Nuclear Waste at San Onofre -- Presentation by Ray Lutz -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1786) 2017-09-04 San Onofre Settlement To Move the Waste FAQs -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1784) 2017-08-28 Settlement Agreement On Nuclear Waste Filed with Court, Press Conf -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1783) 2017-08-18 Group Asks 9th Circuit to say who pays for San Onofre -- Malcolm Maclachlan, San Francisco Daily Journal,
• (M1774) 2017-06-30 Email Regarding Questions to Tom Palmisano on San Onofre -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1841) 2017-06-26 H.R.3053 - Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 -- Rep John Shimkus, United States House Of Representatives,
• (M1773) 2017-06-24 No Nuke Dump Presentation in Carlsbad, 6/24 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Gather at 9:30am, Presentation starts at 10am
• (M1772) 2017-06-22 No Nuke Dump Presentation in Dana Point -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Gather for social networking at 6:30, Presentation starts at 7:30pm
• (M1765) 2017-06-08 No Nuke Dump Presentation in Vista -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1770) 2017-06-07 Spent Fuel Storage Mfr Holtec Shows Alarming Imprudence -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1771) 2017-06-07 Award Document in San Onofre dispute between SCE and MHI regarding Replacement Steam Generators -- , Southern California Edison,
• (M1769) 2017-05-26 SCE STUNG WITH NRC VIOLATION NOTICE ON CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITY STIRS MEMORIES OF FAILED STEAM GENERATORS DUE TO ENGINEERING ERRORS -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1763) 2017-05-25 No Nuke Dump Presentation in Encinitas -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1768) 2017-05-23 Letter Writing Campaign to Coastal Commission Chair -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1766) 2017-05-21 Aussie Surfer Leads the Charge to Protect Californian Coast from Nuclear Waste -- , 9 News Australia,
• (M1764) 2017-05-17 Activists Sue to Block Plans to Bury 3.6 Million Pounds of Nuclear Waste Near California Beach -- , Democracy Now, Features Ray Lutz
• (M1762) 2017-05-11 California Coastal Commission Meeting in San Diego -- , California Coastal Commission, Features Dr Tom English, Torgen Johnson
• (M1755) 2017-05-04 Oceanside Public Meeting on Beach Nuclear Waste Facility -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1756) 2017-04-25 Documents of Record in Citizens Oversight vs. Calif Coastal Commission -- , Citizens Oversight,
• (M1758) 2017-04-21 Politically Speaking: Dealing with San Onofre Waste -- Gene Cubbison, San Diego NBC 7,
• (M1761) 2017-04-18 Citizens' Oversight Explains the Settlement Phase of Nuclear Waste Lawsuit -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1751) 2017-04-14 Stop Nuke Dump Event 2017-04-14 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1749) 2017-04-07 Edison agrees to negotiate new home for nuclear waste from San Onofre -- Jeff Mc Donald, Union Tribune,
• (M1767) 2017-03-19 Why SCE keeps making bad decisions: No Nuke Dump! -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1734) 2017-03-08 Scripps study finds two faults linked -- Newport-Inglewood, Rose Canyon part of single quake system -- Gary Robbins, Union Tribune,
• (M1731) 2017-03-01 A PRUDENT VIEW OF EARTHQUAKE RISKS, NUCLEAR PLANTS AND NUCLEAR WASTE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1799) 2016-08-31 A Historical Review of the Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel -- Connolly & Pope, Dept Of Energy,
• (M1754) 2016-07-29 NRDC Response to Invitation for Public Comment to Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities -- Geoffrey Fettus, Natural Resources Defense Council,
• (M1660) 2016-06-23 Lies, damned lies and the nuclear industry strikes out again. -- Ace Hoffman, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1634) 2016-01-27 San Onofre Power Plant closure sparks lawsuit -- Dan Plante, KUSI,
• (M1631) 2016-01-14 Naked America -- Nuclear Power, Insurance and Health -- Earth Focus, KCET, "Going naked" is a term the insurance industry uses to describe not having insurance. And when it comes to the worst hazards of nuclear power, America is going naked. Correspondent Miles Benson investigates why the U.S. nuclear power industry is underinsured by hundreds of billions of dollars. He also speaks with Australian physician, author, and nuclear industry critic Dr. Helen Caldicott on the health effects of nuclear radiation, which include cancer, fetal damage, and genetic mutation.
• (M1630) 2016-01-06 Calif. Judge Retires Amid Controversy Over SoCal Edison Case -- Carmen Germaine, Law 360,
• (M1628) 2015-11-23 Anatomy of a Failure -- San Onofre Nuclear Plant presentation by Ray Lutz to IEEE -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1573) 2015-04-24 Citizens' Oversight's contribution to 2015-04-27 Calif. Energy Commission on Nuclear Waste -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1566) 2015-04-02 CPUC A.14-12-007 San Onofre Decommissioning Prehearing Conference -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1557) 2015-03-16 Assy Cte on Utilities and Commerce Hearing on CPUC -- , California State Assembly,
• (M1552) 2015-02-25 Citizens Oversight's Federal Case Against Edison, CPUC Ignited by Warsaw Meetings & Felony Searches -- Aguirre Severson LLP, Citizens Oversight, 2/25/2015 Filings -- Southern California Edison
• (M1528) 2014-12-31 2014-12-31 COPS Letter to Victor Dricks on Diablo Canyon Safety Meeting on Jan 14, 2015 in Arlington TX -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee
• (M1812) 2014-12-18 Application for Rehearing San Onofre Settlement Decision D.14-11-040 -- , Citizens Oversight, Ruth Henricks,
• (M1813) 2014-11-25 SONGS Settlement Decision D.14-11-040 -- , California Public Utilities Commission,
• (M1525) 2014-11-19 NRC Division of Spent Fuel Management (DSFM) Regulatory Conference -- , Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
• (M1519) 2014-11-14 Lawsuit alleges phantom power billings -- Advocates say customers pay for nonexistent San Onofre energy -- Jeff Mc Donald, Union Tribune, Related to: Peevey Party Protest
• (M1518) 2014-11-13 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF - San Onofre -- Aguirre Severson LLP, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1517) 2014-10-31 San Onofre Outage CPUC Investigation -- Oral Arguments, Oct 31, 2014 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1512) 2014-10-24 CPRA Response in San Bruno Explosion Case -- CPUC and PG&E -- , California Public Utilities Commission, Thousands of emails provided in CPRA response from CPUC illustrates a culture of corruption -- San Bruno Explosion Peevey Party Protest
• (M1509) 2014-10-08 SAN ONOFRE REPORT FAULTS OVERSIGHT BY REGULATORS -- ’09 inspection cited as ‘missed opportunity’ to identify weaknesses in generator project -- Morgan Lee, Union Tribune,
• (M1505) 2014-10-07 Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilities -- , National Research Council, Study in currently in Phase 2
• (M1510) 2014-10-02 NRC Inspector General Report on San Onofre failure and CFR50.59 -- Office Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Original Media Link: http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1427/ML14276A478.pdf
• (M1502) 2014-09-23 How the NRC got it wrong on Diablo Canyon -- Michael Peck, The Tribune, NRC official stands by his position that Diablo should be shut down
• (M1798) 2014-09 NUREG-2157 Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel -- , Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
• (M1485) 2014-08-25 NRC report by Michael Peck on Diablo Canyon Earthquake Safety -- Michael Peck, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Originally written July 2013.
• (M1474) 2014-08-10 Diablo safety committee asks for further review on cooling system -- Colin Rigley, New Times, Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee
• (M1470) 2014-08-04 CDSO-509 Motion to Reopen Record on SONGS OII to allow Dr. Budnitz to complete his investigation -- Ray Lutz Aguirre Severson LLP, Citizens Oversight Aguirre Severson LLP Coalition To Decommission San Onofre,
• (M1476) 2014-07-01 Thorium -- Helen Caldicott, Huffington Post,
• (M1453) 2014-06-09 Nuclear regulators to Sen. Boxer: 'None of your business' -- Experts question the legal grounds cited by the NRC in withholding documents about the demise of the San Onofre plant. -- Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, Features Senator Barbara Boxer
• (M1440) 2014-05-14 Settling The Bill For Closing The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station -- Erik Anderson, Kpbs Radio,
• (M1441) 2014-05-14 Excerpts of Settlement Evidentiary Hearing of 2014-05-14 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight, Features Michael Aguirre
• (M1438) 2014-05-13 RATEPAYER ADVOCATES TO SPEAK ON $3.3 BILLION SAN ONOFRE BAILOUT OF GIDDY UTILITY INVESTORS -- Ray Lutz, Coalition To Decommission San Onofre,
• (M1435) 2014-05-11 Who pays for a worthless power plant? -- Morgan Lee, Union Tribune, This story explains how billions of ratepayer dollars are at stake as opposed to the phony claims of $1.4 Billion in refunds.
• (M1434) 2014-05-10 Nuclear deal slams consumers, as usual -- Dan Mc Swain, Union Tribune, Features Senator Barbara Boxer
• (M1430) 2014-05-07 I.12-10-013 CDSO Opening Comment on Proposed Settlement of April 3, 2014 -- Ray Lutz, Coalition To Decommission San Onofre, Includes full details of our proposed alternative settlement which allows the utilities to nearly break even in 'hands off' approach.
• (M1429) 2014-05-05 PUC’s Kabuki dance extends to San Onofre, San Bruno: Thomas Elias -- Thomas Elias, LADaily News,
• (M1427) 2014-05-01 Settlement Press Conference on 2014-05-06 -- Ray Lutz, Citizens Oversight,
• (M1428) 2014-04-25 Ruling by ALJs on Settlement Schedule -- , California Public Utilities Commission,
• (M1423) 2014-04-20 $3.3B Fair or Foul? -- Morgan Lee, Union Tribune, Mentions Michael Aguirre

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