Nuclear Waste and Safety
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000139-2024-01-11%2520Dog%2520Patch_73_Low%2520Tide-5.jpg?itok=KL757XL0" title="Coastal Risks Near San Onofre" typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Silent Threats, Unseen Risks: The Public Safety Gap at San Onofre
- Community Health
- 1 week ago
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station may be decommissioned, but its spent fuel remains a pressing hazard.
- Community Health
- 1 week ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000867-IMG_1625%2520Edited-5.jpg?itok=r33iQAw5" title="SLF President hits the stage at La Paloma Theater." typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Swan SONGS: Nonprofit Warns Locals
- Civic Engagement and Advocacy
- 1 week ago
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).
- Civic Engagement and Advocacy
- 1 week ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000387-IMG_0110-5.jpg?itok=PFwrEVWu" title="The beach near the SONGS (San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station) power plant" typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Ninety Million Metric Tons Fall On Deaf Ears
- Nuclear Waste and Safety
- 2 weeks ago
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.
- Nuclear Waste and Safety
- 2 weeks ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000761-Image%25208-12-25%2520at%252010.49%25E2%2580%25AFAM-5.jpg?itok=3Q2bCsA6" title="Protect Trestles Paddle-Out" typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Protect Trestles Paddle-Out
- Local Voices and Impact
- 1 month ago
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: San Clemente State Beach
- Local Voices and Impact
- 1 month ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000403-aerial%2520of%2520SONGS%2520ISFSI-5.jpg?itok=NjzgMv_5" title="Aerial view of San Onfre nuclear power plant." typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Film Screening – SOS: The San Onofre Syndrome
- Environmental Justice
- 1 month ago
The Samuel Lawrence Foundation will host a screening of SOS: The San Onofre Syndrome – Nuclear Power’s Legacy as part of San Diego Climate Week.
- Environmental Justice
- 1 month ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000120-2023-12-30_29_SONGS%2520Pool%2520%2526%2520Canisters-5.jpg?itok=2vmUO0WT" title="Gaps in Nuclear Emergency Preparedness" typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Regulatory Blind Spots: Who Really Protects Us at San Onofre?
- Disaster Preparedness
- 1 month ago
The decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2015 transferred emergency responsibility from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Southern California Edison and local agencies. While intended to streamline management, this shift has created a complex web of regulatory gaps that experts say leaves millions of residents at risk.
- Disaster Preparedness
- 1 month ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000189-2024-02-10_94_San%2520Onofre_Old%2520Man_s%2520Parking%2520Lot%2520Damage-5.jpg?itok=7uRLILqw" title="Recreation Beside Radioactive Waste" typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Surfing on the Edge: Recreation Meets Risk at San Onofre
- Community Health
- 1 month ago
San Onofre State Beach, known for its waves and wide sandy shores, draws surfers, campers, and families year-round. Yet few visitors realize that beneath the scenic cliffs lies one of the country’s largest nuclear waste storage sites. The decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station houses millions of pounds of spent nuclear fuel in canisters located just steps from the Pacific Ocean.
- Community Health
- 1 month ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000144-2024-01-11%2520Dog%2520Patch_93_SONGS_Canisters%2520Close-Up-5.jpg?itok=VkTpPBgT" title="Nuclear Waste Stored on the Coast" typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Buried in Plain Sight: America’s Forgotten Nuclear Waste
- Nuclear Waste and Safety
- 1 month ago
Across the U.S., shuttered nuclear plants leave behind a toxic inheritance: spent nuclear fuel with no permanent home. This waste is not just inconvenient; it remains hazardous for hundreds of thousands of years, far beyond any human planning horizon. Yet, in the absence of a national repository, utilities store it onsite in steel canisters or concrete casks, often near water, sometimes in areas vulnerable to natural disasters.
- Nuclear Waste and Safety
- 1 month ago
![](/sites/default/files/
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- THEME DEBUG -->
<!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' -->
<!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<img src="/sites/default/files/styles/minihome/public/lookatmedam/1000737-severely-damaged-by-hurricane-ian-houses-in-florid-2024-12-06-03-30-39-utc-5.jpg?itok=1BaPU0NQ" title="Communities at the Frontline" typeof="foaf:Image" />
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/system/templates/image.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-style.html.twig' -->
<!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/image/templates/image-formatter.html.twig' -->
)
">Democracy and Disasters: Why Voting Matters in High-Risk Zone
- Civic Engagement and Advocacy
- 1 month ago
Natural and man-made disasters often seem beyond local control. But in high-risk zones, from wildfire-prone hillsides to coastal nuclear sites, civic participation may be the strongest form of protection.
- Civic Engagement and Advocacy
- 1 month ago