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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 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 works to promote peace and a nuclear-free, carbon-free world, utilizing conservation and sustainable resources.
If you were unable to attend the recent
CPUC Public Participation Hearings regarding PG&E's request to retire Diablo Canyon, you can still send written comments.
Send comments to: CPUC Public Advisor, 505 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102, or via email to public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov. Please refer to proceeding number A.16-08-006 on any written or email correspondence about this case. All public comments received are provided to the CPUC’s Commissioners and the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the case.
PG&E Request to Retire Diablo Canyon (A.16-08-006)
When Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant ceases operation within the next few years, we will still be faced with the challenges of storage and transportation of the radioactive waste.
Learn about the options and challenges through an
EDUCATIONAL SERIES
presented by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Friday, October 20, 2017
Topic: On-Site Storage
Friday, November 10, 2017
Topic: Yucca Mountain – is it viable?
Friday, January 19, 2018
Topics: Transportation of Radioactive Wastes and Consolidated "Interim" Storage
All presentations begin at 6:00pm
San Luis Obispo County Library, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA
NEW! Historic interactive timeline of Mothers for Peace opposition to Diablo Canyon operating licenses is available:
http://environmentalarchives.com/diablo-canyon/timeline/
You can access doucments dating from 1967 to 1986 relating to the flawed construction of Diablo and MFP opposition to licensing.
Use the slider button on the right to increase text size. Then go to the date line at the bottom of the page and move to about 1968 where many topics and documents appear. Note the color-coding and the key on the left side of the page.
Click on an item to link to images of the original documents/photographs.
We are the Guardians of the Future
We are facing the prospect of losing much, if not all, of the progress which has been made to preserve our planet. The current adminsitration has vowed abandoned the United Nation's Paris Agreement on climate change, is working to increase coal production, to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency - basically deplete and destroy our natural world for the benefit of money, jobs, and industry. Now, more than ever, we must remain vigilant and very active in our work as guardians of the future.
Local Contacts:
Together We Will https://www.facebook.com/TWWSLO/
Women's March https://womensmarchslo.com/
People of Faith for Justice http://www.peopleoffaithforjustice.org/
EcoSlo: http://ecoslo.org/the-hub/ "The Hub" provides links to environmentally-minded organizations in San Luis Obispo County.
CPUC:
Mothers for Peace argues for closure of Diablo Canyon in 2019
On Friday, January 27, Mothers for Peace through Ojai-based attorney Sabrina Venskus, submitted expert testimony to the California Public Utilities Commission showing that Diablo Canyon should be closed in 2019, not 2024. news release The hearings took place in April.
One of Mothers for Peace's expert witness, nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen, chief engineer for Fairewinds Associates, Inc, provided testimony demonstrating unsafe and unreliable conditions at the plant. Arnie Gundersen testimony
Another expert witness is David D. Jackson who works with the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at UCLA. In his testimony, Dr. Jackson explains the many types of seismic damage to the plant in case of an earthquake. Among his assertions is that the substantial risk of earthquakes at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant has been underestimated, and that the seismic studies relied upon evaluate only a part of the risk which affects any decision of how long to continue operation of the two Diablo Canyon reactors. David D. Jackson testimony
Mothers for Peace are cosponsoring the testimony of Women's Energy Matters. Robert Freehling is an expert in renewable energy and shows that needed replacement energy can be supplied by renewable resources long before PG&E's proposed closure date of 2025. Robert Freehling testimony
Mothers for Peace is cosponsporing Part V of the testimony of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility. This section opposes PG&E's request that the CPUC allow the corporation to charge the rate-payers $52.7 million to reimburse PG&E for the funds it spent on license renewal between 2009 - 2016, before it offered to shut down the two Diablo reactors. A4NR testimony
March 11, 2017 was the
6th anniversary of the
Fukushima
Disaster
and the pollution continues
The Japanese government is attempting to minimize the extent of the contamination. It is set to lift evacuation orders and force the refugees back into highly contaminated areas.
Sign this Greenpeace petition and put pressure on the Japanese government to treat these Fukushima survivors fairly.
https://act.greenpeace.org/page/6288/petition/1?_ga=1.228500504.462043809.1483122414
The idea that nuclear power is the solution to climate change is a SMOKESCREEN.
View the video:
PG&E announces
SHUT DOWN DATE
for Diablo Canyon!
PG&E, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245, Coalition of California Utility Employees, Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environment California, and Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility have developed a joint proposal to phase out PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) by 2025 and replace it with energy efficiency, renewable energy and other GHG-free resources.
Mothers for Peace Press Release :
Promote Renewable Energy
2016 Fall Newsletter
Join us in our efforts to monitor the spread of radiation from Fukushima and its impact on the ocean. Consider making a tax deductible donation at: https://www.razoo.com/story/Woods-Hole-Oceanographic-Radiation-Testing