Hurricane Marie-driven waves erode Southern California coast, spotlighting nuclear waste risks
2 Sep 12 · 11d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
Intense waves and flooding from Hurricane Marie fuel fresh concerns about coastal erosion threatening the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) holding 3.6 million pounds of high-level radioactive waste just 100 feet from the ocean.
“Rising sea levels, storm waves, El Niño which increases wave height ... these could wash away a section of the walkway that protects the San Onofre seawall and the waste canisters are just 100 feet away from that.”
Kim McCoySouthern California Edison Plant owner and waste custodianKim McCoy Oceanographer and nuclear waste storage advocateJames Day UC San Diego geology professorGreg Jaczko Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission head
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