Economics
The issue of PG&E rates and profits continues to be a source of controversy. PG&E is under enormous pressure to cut the costs of operation and maintenance at Diablo Canyon in order to sustain its profits, Clearly, this situation jeopardizes safe operations.
- 2012-08-07 NRC FREEZES ALL NUCLEAR REACTOR CONSTRUCTION & OPERATING LICENSES IN U.S.
- Decision Follows 24 Groups’ June Petition in Wake of Major Waste Confidence Rule Decision; Most Reactor Projects Already Stymied by Bad Economics and Cheaper Fuel Alternatives
- 2012-08-07 NRC FREEZES ALL NUCLEAR REACTOR CONSTRUCTION & OPERATING LICENSES IN U.S.
- Decision Follows 24 Groups’ June Petition in Wake of Major Waste Confidence Rule Decision; Most Reactor Projects Already Stymied by Bad Economics and Cheaper Fuel Alternatives
- 2005 Newsletter
- Highlight of the year: our day in court!
- 2010-03-22 MFP Filed 5 Contentions in License Renewal Proceeding
- On Monday, March 22, 2010, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP), represented by attorney Diane Curran of Washington, D.C., filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to oppose the license renewal of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.
- 2009-11-27 MFP Opposes PG&E's Application to Extend Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant 20 Years
- In terms of safety, security, and economics, it is not in the public interest to add an additional 20 years to the operating life of the the two reactors at Diablo Canyon.
- 2008-09-30 Mothers for Peace Comments on California Energy Commission Nuclear Power Plant Assessment
- In its comments to the CEC, Mothers for Peace stated: "The Energy Commission, working with the CPUC as part of the CPUC’s authority to fund and oversee utilities’ plant relicensing feasibility studies, should develop a plan for reviewing the costs and benefits of nuclear plant license extensions, scope of evaluation, and the criteria for assessment."
- 2008-06-23 Five Myths About Nuclear Energy
- Kristin Shrader-Frechette writes about the five myths about nuclear energy.
- Nuclear Energy is Not a Panacea
- Nuclear energy is not a solution to global warming.
- 2007-11-19 MFP Action Committee urges Senator Dianne Feinstein to call for removal of 100% nuclear loan guarantees
- MFP Action Committee encourages Senator Feinstein to remove nuclear loan guarantees from the Energy Policy Act of 2007.
- 2003 Reducing the Hazards of Stored Spent Fuel
- Science and Global Security. Reprinted by permission of Robert Alvarez 5/28/2003.
- 2001 PG&E Bankruptcy
- PG&E is in the midst of a bankruptcy proceeding.
