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Welcome to Mothers For Peace

San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace is a non-profit organization concerned with the local dangers involving the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and with the dangers of nuclear power, weapons and waste on national and global levels. Additionally, Mothers for Peace concerns itself with issues of peace, social justice and a safe environment.

Advocating for the Democratic Process and Nuclear Security

Mothers for Peace is on the home stretch of the protracted litigation in our second challenge of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) before the Ninth Circuit Court. We seek your financial support in our advocacy for the democratic process and nuclear security. The Court has not yet scheduled the oral arguments, but we expect them to be scheduled during the spring or summer of 2010.

Like the 2006 ruling in favor of Mothers for Peace, the outcome of our case involving the dry cask storage facility at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant has the potential to affect policy for all 104 nuclear facilities in the nation. If Mothers for Peace is successful, the case will set a major new precedent for government accountability with respect to security-related decision-making in the post- 9/11era.

Mothers for Peace objectives are twofold:

to force the NRC to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement that thoroughly analyzes the potential environmental effects of attack on the dry cask storage facility;
to restore an appropriate balance between the influence of the nuclear industry and the public over the NRC. After the 9/11 attacks, the increased level of secrecy at the NRC tilted the playing field even more dramatically in favor of the industry, which now has virtually unlimited access to sensitive information while the public has been completely shut out. We believe that our lawsuit could give members of the public a powerful new tool in making the government accountable for its decisions regarding security by allowing access to classified and other sensitive security information in closed hearings. (A closed hearing allows only attorneys and expert witnesses with appropriate security clearances to attend. Our attorney, Diane Curran, has the necessary clearances.)

Your contributions are needed and very much appreciated. Donations to Mothers for Peace are tax-deductible. Make a secure, online donation, or you can mail a check to P.O. Box 3608, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403.

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