Mothers for Peace
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 …
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Keeping radioactive waste on-site is the least risky option. The waste should be transported only once - from the reactor sites to an environmentally just and scientifically sound site for permanent isolation. Over 80,000 metric tons of radioactive waste have piled up at nuclear …
[Read more...] about Mothers for Peace is Opposed to Consolidated Interim Storage (CIS)
Mothers for Peace collects radiation data locally and regionally using bGeigie Nano mapping devices. This is a mobile, GPS enabled, logging, radiation sensor. In addition to mapping, it can be used for taking static readings and finding contamination. The collected data is uploaded onto the …
Mothers for Peace members attend virtual meetings of the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee to learn about recent incidents at the nuclear plant. At the most recent meeting, PG&E presented information on efforts to diagnose and resolve problems such as leaks in pipes, pump failures, and …
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Join Mothers for Peace at Earth Day 2022! The San Luis Obispo County Earth Day Fair will take place on Saturday, April 23 from 11am to 4pm at Laguna Lake Park in San Luis Obispo. Admission is free! Details …
In August of 2016 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) , along with six labor and environmental groups, filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) a joint proposal to shut down the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025. The parties to the joint proposal were PG&E, the …
[Read more...] about Diablo Canyon closure approved by the CPUC
On November 8, 2017, CPUC Administrative Law Judge Peter Allen issued proposed wording of a decision on PG&E's Joint Proposal for the retirement of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. This is not a final document, as there is a period of public comment to follow, and a meeting for final Oral …
[Read more...] about SLOMFP comments on Proposed Decision of CPUC on Joint Proposal
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP) supports PG&E's proposal to shut down the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, but strongly opposes the closure dates of 2024 and 2025 for the two units. MFP asserts that the rate-payers and the people of the State of California would be better served by closure …
David Jackson, Ph.D. is serving as an expert witness for San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace before the California Public Utilities Commission as it reviews PG&E's Joint Proposal for closure of the nuclear plant in 2024. Dr. Jackson makes the case for closure "at the earliest date that it is not …
