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Our Mission

The Samuel Lawrence Foundation builds community around access to science, education, and the arts. Central to our work is the push for nuclear-free coastlines and safer communities surrounding the nuclear waste at San Onofre.

About Us
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“San Onofre is Southern California’s most existential threat.”
— Bart Ziegler, President and Founder
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

The Problem

We work with policymakers, scientists, and industry leaders to move the waste off the beach:

3.6 million lbs of nuclear waste
Only 100 ft from the Pacific Ocean
~9 million people live within 50 miles
No plan to move the waste
Read our Fact SheetSan Onofre and Beyond
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How We Make Change

Coastline with sandy beach, ocean waves, cliffs, and industrial domes in the background.
Group of children holding books standing together on a wooden boat by a riverbank.
Coastal nuclear power plant with two large domes near ocean waves and green hills in the background.
Three older adults smiling outdoors, two men flanking a woman who wears a floral scarf.
Group of people in casual and wetsuit attire standing in a line on a sunny beach with ocean in background.
Group of surfers on surfboards forming a circle in blue ocean water near shore.
Group of adults posing indoors in front of projector screens showing aerial plant photos.
Seven children gathered around a table with a basket of bananas and two weighing scales outdoors.
Group of children and adults posing indoors in front of a wooden door, some holding stuffed animals.
Group of children and a masked adult dancing outdoors with paper headbands in sunny daylight.
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