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 dangers posed by Diablo Canyon and other nuclear reactors, nuclear weapons, and radioactive waste. Additionally, the organization works to promote peace, environmental and social justice, and renewable energy.
Radioactive Waste
Safe storage of high level radioactive waste is the Achilles’ heel of the nuclear industry. The waste must be stored and isolated from the environment for a million years.
After decades of failed policy, there exists no environmentally safe, just, and equitable solution to the storage of high level radioactive waste.
DECOMMISSIONINg or extended operation?
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant was scheduled to retire in 2024 and 2025 through a 2016 joint agreement between its owner, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), labor, consumer advocacy and environmental groups. However, over the last year, there has been a push to extend operations beyond these shutdown dates based on Governor Newsom’s claim that its energy is needed.
Climate and Energy
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP) recognizes the threat to all life forms on the planet posed by the increase in carbon dioxide. Human activities, especially since the industrial revolution, have caused this climate change. MFP works in conjunction with like-minded organizations to preserve a livable world for future generations.
Sign up for News Updates and Action Alerts
Latest News
November 30, 2023: Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth Sue the NRC over Denying Hearing on Delayed Diablo Canyon Inspections
Groups challenge NRC’s unlawful denial of a public process over decades-long delay in inspecting and testing Diablo Canyon’s embrittled pressure vessel Today, November 30, 2023, Friends of the Earth and Mothers for Peace filed a lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for violating federal…
December 13, 2023: IMPORTANT Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Engagement Panel Meeting
The Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Engagement Panel, in cooperation with PG&E, will host an in-person and virtual public meeting on Wednesday, December 13, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm to discuss the current status of spent fuel storage at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and recent efforts of communities throughout the country to explore solutions. MOTHERS FOR PEACE WILL BE…
Read More December 13, 2023: IMPORTANT Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Engagement Panel Meeting