The defects and failures of safety systems at SONGS are well known. However, knowledge of the problems is something Edison has tried by failed to keep secret. Edison has tried to keep the truth from the public – even to the point of Edison’s falsifying thousands of safety logs to try to make the plant look safe. They got caught. But the Nuclear Regulatory doesn’t seem to care about Edison’s doctoring of their logs.

So why are the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Assistance agency willing to risk a meltdown without any evacuation or radiation monitoring plan in place? The survivors of those who were subjected to the secret radiation experiments of the 20th Century by the NRC’s forerunner, the Atomic Energy Commission, might be willing to answer this question. Why would those, who served radioactive cereal to children to see the effects, worry about the effects of subjecting Southern California residents to massive doses of radiation.

Some of the NRC members may be hoping that, ALA Santa Susanna, they can keep a disaster a secret for 20 years and effectively look puzzled as the cancer cases rise. Previous radiation releases from SONGS have already made Orange County, California the leukemia and breast cancer capitol of America.

Last Fall, citizen watch groups recorded radiation levels hundreds of times the safe level coming out of San Onofre and residents hope that they won’t see a dramatic increase deaths resulting from the massive amount of exposure already received from San Onofre.

According to workers at the power plant, the time when a meltdown is most likely to occur is at start up and for a period of time after start up. Even though the risk is the greatest, then, it will be a continuing risk. The start up of structurally unsound unit 2 is reportedly slated for 3 P.M. on February 18, 2010. You can read about the millions of deaths and the meltdown in 2030.

Why the news blackout? Edison, the owner of the plant, owns much of the news media. Citizens are relying on word of mouth to notify the public about the risks.

There is no evacuation plan in place. Citizens are to go indoors, duct tape their doors and windows and hope the plume passes quickly – if they are notified.

Local schools don’t even have supplies of potassium iodide, yet. They hope to have some in the months to come – after the damage takes place.

Fog is known by nuclear workers to carry radiation to nearby communities. If you see a fog, run. The wind also carries it.

If you don’t have health insurance and wind up with millions of dollars in medical costs, don’t come to Edison, even if they are proven to be at fault. They got the government to limit the amount of damages and you’ll have to pick up your own medical bills.