Month: August 2018

Nuclear Shutdown News July 2018

By Michael Steinberg / Black Rain Press

Nuclear Shutdown News chronicles the decline and fall of the US nuclear power industry, and highlights the efforts of those who are working to create a nuclear free world. Here is our July 2018 report.

San Onofre shutdown problems continue to multiply

Just when you thought nothing more could go wrong with the San Onofre nuclear plant’s shutdown process, new issues have emerged. The latest ones are associated with its location: a spectacular Southern California beach that is also one of the Pacific Coast’s premier surfing magnets.

The OB Garden Cafe – owned by OB People’s Organic Food Market, Co-op – has been nominated for an Orchid in San Diego’s annual Orchids & Onions contest.

The annual gig is sponsored by the San Diego Architectural Foundation, and has become a city tradition that hearkens back to 1976. Jurors this year include architects, landscape architects, interior designers, a developer, an artist and a clean-tech executive. The whole idea is to educate San Diegans on good design, while encouraging private developers and the public agencies who hire them to strive for better quality.

The jurors meet soon to decide the winners and losers. And the public can also vote online between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15,