MFP-News & Events

Mothers For Peace News and Events. Improving safety and increasing public oversight for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant on California's central coast.

CEC And CPUC Support DCISC Changes

California Energy Commission AND California Public Utilities Commission Support Recommendations of the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace Regarding the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee

NRC Staff Approves Transfer of Diablo Canyon License

PGE's highly contentious bankruptcy proceeding is unresolved, yet the NRC has agreed to transfer the operating licenses for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to two entities that exist only in PGE's proposal for restructuring. The NRC staff has issued a news release announcing staff approval of PGE's request to transfer its operating licenses for Diablo Canyon to Electric Generation LLC and Diablo Canyon LLC.

GAO Releases report calling for increased oversight of security at nuclear power plants

Oversight of Security at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants Needs to Be Strengthened

RWQCB Discharge Permit (895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, SLO, from 07/10/2003 08:30 to 07/10/2003 18:00)

The Regional Water Quality Control Board will be holding a public hearing on July 10th regarding the renewal of PG+E's water discharge permit for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. The Mothers for Peace, California Earth Corps, and Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo have filed as joint parties in this procedure. The environmental findings in this case have been well documented: thermal (heat) discharges from the plant are causing degradation of the marine environment, and entrainment (death) of fish larvae is significant. The Regional Water Quality Control Board has conditionally agreed to accept the continuation of environmental impacts in exchange for a narrow piece of property and some money (“Consent Judgment”). The Mothers for Peace is opposed to this proposed settlement because: (1) it allows PG+E to rescind the Conservation Easement at its discretion if new environmental requirements should be placed on the company at any time in the future, (2) it “resolves” issued regarding entrainment, impingement, and thermal discharge over its operating life, thus excusing future negative environmental impacts and binding future Boards, (3) it reduces onsite environmental monitoring; (4) PG+E remains in bankruptcy with financial and ownership uncertainty. For more information about nuclear power plant discharge, read "Licensed To Kill" at http://www.noradiation.org/hazards/licensetokill.pdf. Members of the public may provide oral comments on the permit at the hearing on Thursday, July 10, beginning at 8:30am, 895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.

CPUC and San Luis Obispo Want License Postponed

The CPUC and the County of San Luis Obispo have filed a request with the NRC for a stay of the recently approved license transfer, pending the review of their many objections to the transfer.

Mothers for Peace meeting (Please call for the location, from 12/03/2003 19:00 to 12/03/2003 21:00)

Please join us for our regular meeting if you would like to become involved with the Mothers for Peace.

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NRC Adjusts Price Anderson Premium

Mothers for Peace quote "What other electric generation requires millions of dollars in insurance premiums? What is the maximum benefit for this premium to reactor communities? Has benefit increased or does this merely reflect increased risk? Million dollar, even multi-million dollar homes and businesses exist in San Luis Obispo County is this coverage adequate? Of course this assumes that county residents would be able to return to their homes and businesses after a nuclear event and that anyone would be willing to purchase our wines or other crops." stated Rochelle Becker. "The NRC has decided this decision does not need public hearings, if you disagree you need to let your elected representatives know immediately."

Mothers for Peace files Petition for Review

The San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace ask that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review two decisions of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB).

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Public Interest Groups’ Court Case Forces Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Conduct Public Rulemaking

The public’s right to comment on security regulations at nuclear power plants has been restored as the result of a lawsuit filed by Public Citizen and the California environmental group San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Public Citizen said today.

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PGE Shareholders Meeting Trip, SFO

 

6.0 Earthquake Hits San Luis Obispo, California Public Utilities Commission Sleeps Through it

At 10:15 am, Tuesday, September 28, 2004 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant site was shaken by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake. Less than one week after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decided to ignore testimony filed on behalf of citizen, consumer and environmental advocates on the risks of continuing operation of a nuclear plant located 2 ½ miles from a major active earthquake fault. The CPUC is in the process of determining whether it is in the best interest of PG&E ratepayers to replace the steam generators at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant on the coast of San Luis Obispo, but is binding itself to the financial and human costs of a catastrophic nuclear accident at the plant.

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PBS NOW to spotlight SLO: Security at Nation's Nuclear Power Plants

 

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NRC Meeting in San Luis Obispo to Provide Inspection Team Findings (Embassy Suites Hotel, 333 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA, from 02/15/2005 18:00 to 02/15/2005 21:00)

The NRC will hold a public meeting to provide inspection findings from an engineering team inspection. The public will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has made the preliminary finding that the steam generator replacement (SGRP) for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is cost effective, despite the absence of a final Environmental Impact Report

This decision amounts to a judgment that the proposed project is cost effective as compared to the cost of possible alternatives, and therefore the rate-payers can be charged to pay for the expected cost of the $706 million project.

CPUC Releases Proposed Decision in Diablo Canyon Steam Generator Replacement Case

This is a proposed decision, the final decision will not be released until the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review is complete.

Draft EIR for Steam Generator Replacement Project Released

The Draft EIR for the Diablo Canyon Steam Generator Replacement Project was released on March 21, 2005. The public will have two opportunities to attend workshops on the Draft EIR and will have until May 5 to file written comments on the Draft EIR.

CPUC Evening Public Participation Meeting (Vets Hall, Corner of Grand and Mill, from 05/04/2006 19:00 to 05/04/2006 21:00)

The California Public Utilities Commission will hold two public participation hearings as a part of the PG&E 2007 General Rate Case. The CPUC will be here to our listen to our concerns and answer our questions.

Mothers for Peace and Sierra Club ask 9th Circuit Judges to require protection of environment from impacts of terrorist attacks at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Waste Storage Facility

Groups Are Joined by Attorneys General of Four States and San Luis Obispo County

CPUC Public Participation Meeting (Vets Hall, Corner of Grand and Mill, from 05/04/2006 14:00 to 05/04/2006 16:00)

The California Public Utilities Commission will hold two public participation hearings as a part of the PG&E 2007 General Rate Case. The CPUC will be here to our listen to our concerns and answer our questions.

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The Mothers for Peace was recently invited to address its concerns regarding security at nuclear power plants at the annual NRC Regulatory Information Conference in Rockville, MD

Mothers for Peace representative, Morgan Rafferty, recently participated in a panel on nuclear power plant security at the NRC's Regulatory Information Conference. The panel included representatives from the US Department of Homeland Security, the Pennsylvania Department of Homeland Security, the NRC and the nuclear industry.

CPUC meeting (SLO Library, from 07/28/2004 13:06 to 07/28/2004 13:06)

 

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