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The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility works to educate and protect the citizens of the State of California and future generations from the dangers of radioactive contamination. We support educating the public on options for energy generation, the dangers of aging nuclear plants and the increasing production and storage of high-level radioactive waste on California's coastal zone.

The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility Legal fund will lobby for California legislation to limit the production and storage of high-level radioactive waste on California's coast to current license terms and to prohibit license renewals for California's nuclear plants until there is a permanent safe and operating solution to the storage of high-level radioactive waste.

We are supported entirely by people like you. All of the funds we receive are used for education programs and travel expenses. Funds received for the Legal Fund will be used entirely for that purpose. We have one part-time paid staff person; all other members are unpaid volunteers. We are working on obtaining grant money, a very slow process but one we hope will be successful.
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BONNIE RAITT DONATES SPECIAL BENEFIT TICKETS FOR HER TABLE MOUNTAIN CASINO SHOW TO THE ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY TO LIMIT THE PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE WASTE ON OUR COAST

Nine Time Grammy Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt and her band will be at the Table Mountain Casino on May 22 in Friant, California. Bonnie has generously made available some great fourth row seats to benefit the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility to support their efforts to limit the production of highly radioactive waste on California's earthquake coast and prevent new reactors in our state.

These Gold and Silver Circle VIP tickets are located in the Orchestra Center Section in Row 4. Golden Circle tickets are $300 and include a backstage visit with Bonnie. Silver Circle tickets at $200 are great seats and support important work on nuclear issues in California. These tickets are available through the non-profit Guacamole Fund and are partially tax-deductible. This is a special internet sale only at www.guacfund.org Click here to order tickets: http://www.novoiceunheard.org/TicketOrderBR2.html

The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has worked tirelessly to defeat bills in 2007 and in 2008 aimed at overturning California's 1976 nuclear safeguard laws and to prevent the qualification of a 2007 initiative also aimed at siting new nuclear reactors without solving the problem of a permanent safe storage site for the state's highly radioactive waste. In addition, the Alliance has submitted comments to the Department of Energy opposing proposed plans to ship 12% of the nation’s waste through our state.

The Alliance was instrumental in working with the California Energy Commission and the state legislature to analyze the full costs, benefits and risks of our state's reliance on aging nuclear reactors. In addition, the Alliance has worked closely with California's Attorney General to ensure matters within state purview relating to transportation and security of radioactive waste are addressed.

California must not be forced to choose between two poisons (carbon or nuclear) when we have barely tapped efficiency standards and have yet to truly gear up with exciting new clean and renewable technology that will provide new jobs, new technology and new infrastructure that will make our state the leader in clean energy generation.

Bonnie Raitt is a founding member of MUSE, Musicians United for safe energy and has been an anti nuclear and safe energy activist for some thirty years.

Contact: Rochelle Becker, Executive Director, Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility (858) 337 2703 or David Weisman, Outreach Coordinator (805) 704-1810

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California's Remaining Nuclear Plants

Are these Nuclear Power Plants a safe distance from California's population centers? We think not. Click on either of the aerial views below to see the Plant in a Google Maps window. From there you can pan around the area, zoom out to see a larger area, and select the Map view, to see the names of roads and cities.

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Diablo Canyon
Nuclear Power Plant
(DCNPP)
SONGS aerial view
San Onofre Nuclear
Generating Station
(SONGS)
You will notice that SONGS is very close to the 101 freeway and not far from San Clemente, to the North. DCNPP, though hidden by the Irish hills is near Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and the five cities area to the south. In the case of a discharge from either plant, prevailing winds would blow any discharge towards populated areas. And we should bear in mind that over a thousand miles from the source, the effects of Chernobyl are still being felt since the massive radioactive release starting on April 26th 1986. In Chernobyl there are still major long-term containment issues to be addressed.

What is also apparent from these maps is that detailed information is available publicly for anyone planning an aerial or ground attack on these plants. While the industry will have us believe the 3 feet concrete containment vessels keep the dangerous radiation in, the fact is that there are many vulnerable areas at these plants. Not least of these are the spent fuel pools, that the NAS agrees are a grave safety concern.