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ICAN is the international campaign to stigmatize, prohibit, and eliminate nuclear weapons. Based in Switzerland, ICAN is a coalition of over 600 non-governmental organizations in more than 100 countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations nuclear weapon ban treaty. …
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The recording will be available shortly. March 11, 2022, marks the 11th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. Join our webinar on March 11 6:00 - 7:00pm PST Our featured speaker is Japanese journalist Hiroko Aihara who will be speaking on the current state of the Fukushima evacuees, …
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February 04, 2022 Ralph Cavanagh, NRDC energy Co-Director, Climate & Clean Energy Program A letter to Governor Newsom signed by prominent academics and others is urging further extension of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s operating life, shortly after Stanford and MIT researchers …
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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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