San Onofre Whistleblower Cites "Potentially Catastrophic" Design Flaw with nuclear power plant. Inside source tells local news channel that cracked generator pipes at nuclear power plant could cause a full or partial meltdown. A former safety engineer with the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is blowing the whistle on a "potentially catastrophic problem" at the currently offline Southern California Edison plan. According to a report by San Diego's Channel 10 News, the unnamed source—who has 25 years working in the field of nuclear safety—said that a faulty redesign of the plant's steam generators has put the system at risk of a "full or partial meltdown." "There is something grossly wrong," he told the news station. Since Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) undertook a redesign of the generators in 2010 and 2011, the tubes that carry scalding water and steam from the generator have been crashing into one another creating cracks and "unprecedented tube failure." Of 19,400 tubes, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) report found more than 17 percent were damaged. Dr. Joe Hopenfeld, a former employee of the NRC, explained to Channel 10 that "the worst case scenario is a main steam line break," which could be caused by tubes cracking, the tube walls thinning or metal fatigue. Both the unnamed safety engineer and Hopenfeld agree that if such a thing occurs, "there is potential for the reactor core to overheat—which could mean a full or partial meltdown." "Many tubes, and I don't know how many, have exhausted their fatigue life—they have no fatigue life left," Hopenfeld added. "As far as I'm concerned, it's a very serious risk." Earlier this month, Southern California Edison announced intentions to fire up the plant, after nearly a year spent offline, by June 1. Though the NRC has not committed to meet their target date, they are expected to make a decision about the possible restart within the coming weeks. Both the anonymous source and Hopenfeld said that "no one can predict what will happen if the plant restarts." "If an accident like this happens, (an) emergency plan is not geared to handle such a public safety devastation," added the inside source. "Those things have never been practiced or demonstrated in a drill scenario."

Voters are not represented by their elected officials as long as the NRA buys their votes. The American people should be able to raise money to outbid the lobbyists, since just voting is not enough to influence their elected officials.

Angelsoft toilet paper (among many other things) is a product of Koch Industries (Georgia Pacific) If you don't like big money in politics, and our media, please stop buying Angel Soft until the Koch brothers and other big money influences don't get to use their money to bypass the American voter. Since we can't vote lobbyists out, we can vote with our pocketbooks! Tell the Koch brothers to vote at the polls like everyone else! Because big money in politics should be flushed down the toilet.

Eliminate costly salaries of Congressional members and staff until they pass a budget as required by law.

Our country's infrastructure, education, and putting the masses of unemployed back to work should be a top priority of our elected officials.

I live in fear that I'll be without healthcare and shelter because you keep voting to threaten seniors by taking away their care.

Equal treatment of Women in the Military

What did we achieve in Iraq? The deaths of our armed servicemen and women and innocent civilians. And leaving the country in a state of chaos. Are we going to let the same thing happen again? Let's stop regretting and analysising the last war and do something to stop the next one

Older Americans are a neglected population in the US. Their rights need to be protected also. The Notch Fairness Act allows seniors who turned 65 after 1981 but before 1992 to receive their fair amount of social security benefits.

Closing state offices for "Holy Friday" or any other religious holiday violates the law and costs all taxpayers (of all beliefs and non-believers) millions to promote the Christian Religion and that simply is not FAIR!

The United States was once a shining example of truth and justice. Now we have a higher incarceration rate than any other country in the world, and continue to hold prisoners, who have not even been convicted of a crime, in a prison that is notorious for torture and abuse.

License Driver for those who had it,but couldn't renew it, due to 9/11.