123 canisters
Containing spent nuclear fuel
108 ft
From the Pacific Ocean
8.4 million
People living within 50 miles
25+
Beaches within the evacuation zone

Why it Matters

Nuclear waste takes hundreds of thousands of years to decay. Currently the San Onofre site is mapped within a tsunami and earthqauke risk zone. If climate change continues to worsen, we need to understand the risks associated with radiation exposure.  

Learn more
  • Potential Economic Consequences (2019). A ecnomic whitepaper that explores the effects of a disaster at San Onofre.

  • National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants in the United States (2026). Harvard's latest study on radiation and human health.

  • SONGS Task Force Report (2020)
    Comprehensive task force report analyzing safety, regulatory, and policy challenges around spent nuclear fuel storage at SONGS.

Our Work

Our latest advocacy efforts to move the waste.

NRC Comment

In response to the NRC's push for "Zero-Based Regulating," policy director Peter Jones notes the difficulties of sunsetting multiple regulations.

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Press Release

Submitted to the SD Board of Supervisors.

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Joint Letter

Submitted to the SD Board of Supervisors.

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