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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR EFFORTS TO SHUT DOWN DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR PLANT AVILA BEACH, CA
WHO ARE WE?
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.
CURRENT ISSUES
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.
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April 2026: How Radioactive is our Ocean?
Beginning on February 9, 2014, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP) has been taking 5-gallon samples of seawater at the Pismo Beach Pier and sending that water to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) to be tested for cesium-134 and cesium-137. The focus on cesium is because it was one of the most abundant…
April 16, 2026: Mothers for Peace warns legislators that an extension of Diablo Canyon would saddle Californians with more than $2 Billion
An extension of Diablo Canyon would saddle Californians with more than $2 billion in risk, advocates warn Mothers for Peace and its allies call on California Governor Newsom, Speaker Rivas and Pro Tem Limón and Legislators to halt backroom negotiations and hold full public hearings before any vote to extend the nuclear plant’s life to…
2025 Reports on the Health Impacts of Living Near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Before We Extend Diablo Canyon, We Owe Our Children Clear Answers Those of us who live in San Luis Obispo County take pride in our community. We value clean air, open space, strong schools and a safe place to raise children. That is part of what makes this region special. It is why so many…
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