✉news EnvironmentOceans first seen 5 d ago, last 5 d ago, peak #26
Nuclear waste at San Onofre sits in crumbling bluff as ocean nears
Original: Beside a Marine Corps surf break in San Diego County, 73 canisters of spent nuclear fuel sit buried in a crumbling coastal bluff, and the ocean is closing in
At San Onofre in San Diego County, beside a Marine Corps surf break, 73 canisters of spent nuclear fuel are stored in a coastal bluff that is eroding as the ocean moves closer. The situation has drawn renewed attention to risks of nuclear waste storage near a receding shoreline, with critics questioning why the spent fuel remains stranded at the seaside site.
Why now: Renewed concern that coastal erosion and rising seas could threaten the buried spent nuclear fuel.
San OnofreSan Diego CountyUS Marine CorpsSouthern California Edison
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 2 snapshots from 5 d ago to 5 d ago.
Evidence
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/4416070