Environmental Concerns
Mothers for Peace is concerned about the contamination of the land, air, and marine environments due to routine operation and in the event of a catastrophic accident at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
- 2012 legal challenge by NIRS, Mothers for Peace to expand evacuation zones around U.S. nuclear reactors
- CLEAN ENERGY GROUPS SUBMIT FORMAL PETITION TO NRC TO INCORPORATE LESSONS OF FUKUSHIMA: EXPAND EVACUATION ZONES, IMPROVE EMERGENCY PLANNING AROUND U.S. NUCLEAR REACTORS
- 2011 Disaster in Japan
- Take action and educate yourself through a variety of websites and articles.
- 2011-8-11: 26 groups, including Mothers for Peace, call on the NRC to delay or cancel reactor licensing due to existing federal law
- MULTIPLE LEGAL CHALLENGES: ALL NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSING MUST BE DELAYED OR CANCELLED DUE TO EXISTING FEDERAL LAW 26 Groups Call on Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Follow Legal Requirements for Reactor Licensing & Relicensing
- STATEWIDE COALITION FORMS TO SHUT DOWN CALIFORNIA NUCLEAR PLANTS
- More than 60 California anti-nuclear groups formed a coalition to shut down both the Diablo Canyon and San Onofre nuclear plants following the MUSE concert in Mountain View.
- 2009 Integrated Energy Policy Report from California Energy Commission
- The 2009 Integrated Energy Policy Report was prepared in response to Senate Bill 1389.
- 2011 Energy Solutions
- Union of Concerned Scientists advance science-based solutions to curb global warming and generate clean and renewable energy.
- Mothers for Peace joins 45 groups in petition to NRC: suspend ALL licensing
- A total of 45 groups and individuals from across the nation are formally asking the NRC to immediately suspend all licensing and other activities until a thorough post-Fukushima reactor crisis examination is completed.
- 2011-3-25 IEER report on radioactive iodine releases from Fukushima Daiichi reactors
- RADIOACTIVE IODINE RELEASES FROM JAPAN’S FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI REACTORS MAY EXCEED THOSE OF THREE MILE ISLAND BY OVER 100,000 TIMES Institute Calls for More Intensive Contingency Planning by Japanese Authorities; U.S. Should Move as Much Spent Fuel as Possible to Dry Storage to Reduce Most Severe Risks and Suspend Licensing and Relicensing during Review
- 2011- 3-24 Press Release: MFP predicts backlash against nuclear power
- MFP press release responding to crisis in Japan
- 2011-02-15 News Release: Federal Court Fails to Hold NRC Accountable for Public Safety
- The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the petition by Mothers for Peace to overturn a licensing decision by the NRC regarding the dry cask radioactive waste storage facility at Diablo Canyon.
- 2010-11-04 Oral Arguments Presented by Mothers for Peace in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding terrorism impacts at Diablo Canyon
- Mothers for Peace argues that the NRC violated federal environmental law when it refused to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement addressing the potentially catastrophic impact of an attack on the Diablo Canyon spent fuel storage facility.
- 2011-02-10 SUMMARY OF MOTHERS FOR PEACE CURRENT ACTIONS
- Below is a summary of current actions challenging the NRC and PG&E as of February, 2011.
- MFP Presentation January 12, 2011: Addressing the Dangers of Living Downwind of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Jan 12, 2011 from 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM — Santa Maria Public Library, Shepard Hall, 421 S. McClelland Street ,
- Mothers for Peace representatives will present a slideshow presentation and discussion of the dangers of living near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
- 2010 Newsletter
- San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace pursues Ninth Circuit Court Appeal and opposition to Diablo Canyon License Renewal.
- 2002 Newsletter
- Mothers for Peace opposes PG&E's plan to expand the radioactive waste storage capability at Diablo Canyon.
- 2009, September Newsletter
- Mothers for Peace goes back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to force the NRC to do its job.
- 2005 Newsletter
- Highlight of the year: our day in court!
- 2009 February Newsletter
- Mothers for Peace celebrates 40 years of working for peace, social justice, and a safe global environment.
- 2003-08-22 Monthly Update
- Mothers for Peace collaborates with multiple nuclear watchdog groups.
- 2004 December Newsletter
- Mothers for Peace ACTION COMMITTEE spearheads legislation to place a limit on the amount of nuclear waste that can be stored onsite.
