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Former NRC Chair, Gregory Jaczko, asserts that “nuclear energy is still too costly and risky to be a viable clean energy source.”

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 …

National Radioactive Waste Coalition

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 …

Statement on the Health of the Planet

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 …

Nuclear Energy is NOT a Climate Solution

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 …

SLO Climate Coalition

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 …

Mothers for Peace Advocates for Hardened On-Site Storage of High Level Radioactive Waste

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 …

Mothers for Peace Opposes Yucca Mountain as a Permanent Site for Storing High Level Radioactive Waste

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 …

Fall 2021 Newsletter

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

After the Fukushima disaster in 2011, no government agency took on the responsibility of monitoring the level of radioactive contamination in the ocean. So Mothers for Peace (specifically Molly Johnson) regularly takes samples of ocean water off the Pismo Beach pier and sends it to Woods Hole …