Local Activists for a Nuclear-Free Future
Legal Intervenors in Diablo Safety Issues since 1973
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace is a non-profit organization concerned with the dangers posed by Diablo Canyon and other nuclear reactors, nuclear weapons, and radioactive waste. Additionally, the organization works to promote peace, environmental and social justice, and renewable energy.
Radioactive Waste
Safe storage of high level radioactive waste is the Achilles’ heel of the nuclear industry. The waste must be stored and isolated from the environment for a million years.
After decades of failed policy, there exists no environmentally safe, just, and equitable solution to the storage of high level radioactive waste.
DECOMMISSIONINg or extended operation?
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant was scheduled to retire in 2024 and 2025 through a 2016 joint agreement between its owner, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), labor, consumer advocacy and environmental groups. However, over the last year, there has been a push to extend operations beyond these shutdown dates based on Governor Newsom’s claim that its energy is needed.
Climate and Energy
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP) recognizes the threat to all life forms on the planet posed by the increase in carbon dioxide. Human activities, especially since the industrial revolution, have caused this climate change. MFP works in conjunction with like-minded organizations to preserve a livable world for future generations.
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Observe the NRC oral argument on May 22, 2024 regarding the Diablo Canyon license renewal proceeding.
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel will conduct a prehearing conference in Rockville, Maryland regarding the Diablo Canyon licensing proceeding on Wednesday, May 22 beginning at 10am PT. On March 4, 2024, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Environmental Working Group, and Friends of the Earth filed a motion to intervene and a hearing request in…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholds the NRC’s unprecedented decision to exempt Diablo Canyon from the Timely Renewal Rule.
Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth, and Environmental Working Group will be filing for a rehearing. On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion upholding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)’s unprecedented decision to allow Diablo Canyon to operate indefinitely beyond the expiration of its operating licenses. In March 2023, NRC…
Mothers for Peace launches GoFundMe to finance legal expenses to STOP Diablo!
Click here to donate and find out more: Campaign to Stop Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, organized by Friends of MFP Contribute now to the Mothers for Peace legal fund to help pay for its legal team and expert witnesses needed to STOP DIABLO! We appreciate your support! Please share widely!
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