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The Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee is meeting both in-person and virtually on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15 and 16, 2022, at the Avila Lighthouse Suites. The agenda provides details on attendance and topics. Two items of particular interest are on Wednesday morning: 1) update on …
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1. Stop Making Nuclear Waste Nuclear Energy has created a vast Nuclear Waste Legacy which has contaminated and continues to contaminate our environment, threatening public health now and for many generations into the future. After more than 70 years, the nuclear industry and the …
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The 2021 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calls climate change Code Red for humanity. Mothers for Peace Board Member Linda Seeley responds to the report and makes a plea for action in this short video, "A Commentary by Linda Seeley on our collective response to the …
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Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair, Gregory Jaczko, argues that nuclear power is not a climate solution. This is an article by Justine Calma, 1.27.2022, The Verge Former heads of nuclear regulatory bodies across Europe and the US put out a statement this week voicing their …
The National Radioactive Waste Coalition (NRWC) advocates for environmentally safe, just, and equitable nuclear waste policy. Mothers for Peace is a founding member. We are among over 40 other grassroots organizations from across the country which have come together to address the …
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP) recognizes the many threats to the health of the planet and all its lifeforms. We acknowledge both the gravity and urgency in addressing the myriad issues. The primary focus of MFP continues to be the dangers posed by the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and the …
Fact #1: Nuclear energy has a large carbon footprint. Uranium mining, milling, plant construction, fuel enrichment, waste storage are energy intensive. Decommissioning is a carbon-intensive process as equipment and buildings are dismantled and transported to disposal sites over a period of …
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SLO Climate Coalition is a local non-profit organization dedicated to champion high impact regional climate solutions. Its members include environmental advocates, climate and energy professionals, and San Luis Obispo City liaisons. Uniting the Central Coast for Action is one of the …
High level radioactive waste must be stored and isolated from the environment for a million years. Such a storage facility does not currently exist. Mothers for Peace asserts that keeping this waste on-site is the least risky option. The waste should be transported only once - from the reactor sites …
Yucca Mountain is strongly opposed by the State of Nevada: Yucca Mountain is a singularly bad site to house the nation’s high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel. “The Fight Against Yucca Mountain” The Yucca Mountain site should be disqualified for the following …
