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Three Mile Island: TMI, not TLDR

Decommissioning TMI cost nearly $1 billion. The DOE is lending as much to resume activity. Is SONGS next?

Energy: Track Records and Truths

What happens when transparency meets a track record?

Melissa's Message for 'San O'

Another deadly hurricane season is upon us. What if it went nuclear?

No Caribbean Queen, just Melissa

Deadly Hurricane Melissa displaces thousands across the Caribbean

Swan SONGS: Nonprofit Warns Locals

The Samuel Lawrence Foundation screened the 2023 film "SOS: San Onofre Syndrome" for a crowd of concerned citizens at the La Paloma Theater on October 5, 2025. The film was made by James Heddle, Mary Beth Brangan, and Morgan Peterson, and it covers the various events that have led to the current state of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). 

Ninety Million Metric Tons Fall On Deaf Ears

The Trump administration is fast-tracking the construction of nuclear reactors by promoting centers for nuclear recycling, according to Evan Halpert of the Washington Post. The Trump administration, working in concert with a company called Oklo, is preparing to build an “advanced fuel center” building on the same site “where uranium was enriched for the Manhattan project more than 80 [sic] years ago.” Oklo is investing $1.7 billion, according to an announcement by the company earlier this month.