Is 44 feet far enough away from Humboldt Bay for spent nuclear fuel rods? We’ll talk about the long-term plans and risks, as well as the 44 Feet group working toward a longer-term solution. We’re also updating on the civil case Kyle Zoellner has brought against the city of Arcata and the twist in the […]
Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant
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PG&E Reactor Officially Decommissioned, Nuclear Waste Not
PG&E’s Humboldt Nuclear Power Plant reactor site was deemed fully cleaned up by the Nucle ar Regulatory Commission today. While the federal government no longer has oversight over that part of the site — “none at all,” said commission spokesperson David McIntyre — the spent fuel and other radioactive waste, however, remains under federal jurisdiction. […]
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NCJ Preview: Nuclear Legacy, a Police Chief Retires and Brewing Cider
The Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant has been decommissioned at last. But that’s not where the story, or its lasting environmental impacts, end. We’ll take a look at the history and future of the plant and its waste products. And what does Eureka Police Chief Stephen Watson’s retirement announcement mean for a department plagued by […]