Tag Archives: Diablo Canyon

Column: Nuclear energy backers say it’s vital for the fight against global warming. Don’t be so sure via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2022/01/07 by nfield

BY MICHAEL HILTZIKBUSINESS COLUMNIST JAN. 6, 2022 5 AM PT No one would have believed this possible only a few years ago, but nuclear energy has been creeping up in public estimation, despite its long record of unfulfilled promise and cataclysmic missteps. The … Continue reading →

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The Quake to Make Los Angeles a Radioactive Dead Zone via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2019/07/06 by nfield

By Harvey Wasserman 06 July 2019 We are THIS CLOSE to an unimaginable apocalyptic horror: Had Friday’s 7.1 earthquake and other ongoing seismic shocks hit less than 200 miles northwest of Ridgecrest/China Lake, ten million people in Los Angeles would … Continue reading →

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What Deadly Disaster Is the Criminal, Bankrupt PG&E So Desperately Hiding at Its Diablo Canyon Nukes via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2019/03/03 by nfield

By Harvey Wasserman Is the bankrupt federal felon Pacific Gas & Electric desperately hiding something very deadly at its Diablo Canyon Power Plant? Will we know by March 7, when the company wants to restart Unit One, which is currently … Continue reading →

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California’s Dangerous Diablo Nuke Hangs in Governor Newsom’s Hands via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2019/02/08 by nfield

By Harvey Wasserman The fate of one of the world’s most dangerous atomic reactors is now in the hands of California governor Gavin Newsom. His vital decision is whether to order cheap, simple, structural tests at Diablo Canyon Unit One, … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power receives its death sentence in California: Regulators vote to shut down Diablo Canyon via San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted on 2018/01/14 by nfield

Under Thursday’s decision, Unit 1 will close in 2024, and Unit 2 is scheduled for retirement in 2025, the years the federal licenses for the respective units expire. Located on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in San Luis Obispo … Continue reading →

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Feds probe PG&E report on California nuclear plant safety via San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on 2015/03/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Federal investigators have launched a probe into whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission erred when it let Pacific Gas and Electric Co. change earthquake safety standards at the Diablo Canyon power plant without public hearings, The Chronicle has learned. The regulatory … Continue reading →

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Nuclear plant earthquake safety panel focuses on Diablo Canyon via CBS News

Posted on 2014/12/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators need to reassess seismic standards at California’s last operating nuclear power plant and determine if its operating rules are sufficient in light of earthquake risks, a former California state senator says. Sam Blakeslee argues in testimony … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit: Quake standards altered at California nuclear plant via San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on 2014/10/29 by norma field

Federal regulators secretly and illegally revised the license for California’s last nuclear power facility — PG&E’s Diablo Canyon — to mask the aging plant’s vulnerability to earthquakes, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by environmentalists. The suit claims that the … Continue reading →

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(33 Years Ago Today) Diablo Canyon via This Week in History

Posted on 2014/09/15 by norma field

A blockade started at a nuclear power plant construction site in Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo, California. Nearly 10,000 people tried to prevent fuel rods from being loaded into the two reactor cores. Over two weeks, 1,901 are arrested … Continue reading →

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Senior nuclear expert urges regulators to shut down California’s last plant via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/08/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In confidential report, lead inspector said NRC must determine whether Diablo Canyon’s twin reactors are ‘seismically safe’ A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California’s last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility’s … Continue reading →

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