RISK Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response Nina Babiarz Board Member Public Watchdogs Brought to you by:

OVERVIEW Impact on County Increased risk What’s going wrong now? Emergency response gutted Impact on County Increased risk What’s going wrong now?

Beach Erosion & Nuclear Waste

How did we get Here? 1. NRC granted Edison massive Emergency Planning EXEMPTIONS NRC Exemptions = safety approvals Edison used safety approvals to change Emergency Plan Edison then used safety approvals to secure CA Coastal Commission (CCC) permit to bury waste CCC granted permit against U.S. Navy

June 4, 2015: NRC grants EDISON EMERGENCY PLANNING EXEMPTIONS Edison’s claim: “the plant is closed, the risk is low.” Nuclear Waste Dump Risk: Never Assessed: Built on an Earthquake fault No seismic rating for cans Tsunami Inundation Zone Adjacent to Interstate Highway & Rail Corridor Cut Federal requirement for State planning Reduced emergency response funds Eliminated Edison's obligation to inform Public Endangered an unknowing Public Exempted Edison of responsibility unnecessarily

June 5, 2015: EDISON CHANGED EMERGENCY PLAN Emergency Plan changed within 24 Hours! NRC directs FEMA to no longer: ‘Review, monitor, report activities associated with Off-site radiological emergency planning & preparedness.’ FEMA then notified FEMA Region 9 FEMA Region 9 notifies Office Emergency Services (OES) OES Emails San Diego & Orange County Emergency Services

BURDEN on Backs of County Emergency Services - Federal/State funding cuts - No Siren Alerts - Control Center Phone Cut - 1st responders unaware - County needs ignored - No public education

Coastal Commission grants Nuclear Waste Burial Permit October 6, 2015: Edison granted permit Granted under ‘Special Conditions’ Monitoring system required by the NRC Special Condition #2 of permit evaluate environmental conditions inspect cask for structural integrity perform as designed allow for safe transport as promised

INCREASING RISK January 5th & 10th: NRC grants Edison Liability Insurance Exemptions February 1st: Nuke Burial begins March 10th: Broken Bolts and Shims March 30th : Nuke Burial resumes July 22nd: Unreported/unsecured load event August 3rd : ‘Near-miss’18 foot drop September 10th -14th: NRC Inspection November 8th: NRC holds Public Webinar

Where are we now? 4 cans buried; broken bolts & damaged cans 25 more cans in the ground – Holtec approved! No underground monitoring Very little independent radiation monitoring EIR conceals 2 ‘Unsecured Load Drops’ NRC took 5 weeks to put boots on ground Edison honor system for nuke burial resumption And more cans delivered to SONGS to finish the job, with……

STILL NO WAY TO INSPECT What is Edison doing? Collaborating with industry groups Who are the industry groups? The manufacturers of the cans Where are they with these industry groups? Still ‘In development’…

How can we reduce the Risk? County could write NRC about canister safety issues County could sponsor ‘RAIN’; Realtime radiation monitoring County could pass independent radiation monitoring ordinance Get San Onofre onto the County’s Board Agenda for public discussion County commitment to public transparency; no private lobbying & no more secret deals Review