Nuclear waste takes 100,000+ years to decay. The San Onofre site is mapped within a tsunami and earthquake risk zone. As climate change continues, we need to understand the risks associated with coastal waste storage.
Potential Economic Consequences (2019). A ecnomic whitepaper that explores the effects of a disaster at San Onofre.
Cancer & proximity to nuclear power plants (2026). Harvard's latest national study on cancer mortality and nuclear energy.
SONGS Task Force Report (2020)
Comprehensive task force report analyzing safety, regulatory, and policy challenges around spent nuclear fuel storage at SONGS.
Our latest advocacy efforts to move the waste.
The ALARA ("as low as reasonably achievable") principle has guided radiation safety standards for decades. It should not be removed now.
Convening policymakers, scientists, researchers, business leaders, and community stakeholders to address the spent fuel stored at San Onofre & the transition toward clean energy.
In response to the DOE's push for "Zero-Based Regulating," the Samuel Lawrence Foundation notes the difficulties of sunsetting multiple regulations simultaneously.
Written by President Bart Ziegler in response to the SD Board of Supervisors push for reprocessing at San Onofre. Puoblished in the San Diego Union Tribune.
In response to the SD Board of Supervisors exploration of long-term solutions for the waste at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Signed by 22+ coalition and partner groups.
As regulations are reformed with the coming of new reactor types, the Samuel Lawrence Foundation urges the NRC to allow longer periods for feedback and safety checks.
Join technical experts & community advocates on “Decommissioning: A New Era in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry; a Critical Need for Congressional Oversight”
In response to the DOE excluding "advanced" reactors from certain regulations, without public comment period, SLF argues for safety and research-based regulation.
Join the movement to protect your community from the risk of nuclear waste.
