Nuclear Waste Storage Sites In California

Temporary storage sites in sparsely populated corners of the nation experts say.

Nukleus mulai terbentuk world war 2 casualties by country. The united states is home to 21 stranded nuclear waste storage sites according to a new map from the congressional research service that displays a total of 80 sites where the countrys. General electric owns the countrys only high level nuclear waste storage site called the morris operation in grundy county illinois. In california spent fuel stockpiles have accumulated at the humboldt bay diablo canyon rancho seco and san onofre reactor sites.

Radioactive waste is an issue made worse by decades of inaction. Southern california edison sce has been safely storing spent nuclear fuel at the san onofre nuclear generating station for 50 years. At san onofre alone 36 million pounds of radioactive waste is lodged in temporary storage about 100 feet from the rising ocean.

The california coastal commissions recent unanimous vote to approve an inspection and maintenance program for southern california edisons spent nuclear fuel storage at san onofre was another. The quickest way to get nuclear waste off southern californias quake prone coast. Levin and other lawmakers have asked the federal government for 25 million to fund an interim storage program for nuclear waste from across the country but it is unknown how much longer the spent fuel will sit at nuclear reactor sites across the country including at songs.

The site is on federal land adjacent to the nevada test site in nye county nevada about 80 mi 130 km northwest of the. But the san onofre nuclear power plant will loom for a long time as a landmark its 1800 tons of lethal radioactive waste stored on the edge of the pacific and within sight of the busy 5 freeway.