NRC – SUMMARY OF JANUARY 5, 2010, MEETING WITH PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY REGARDING SHORELINE FAULT
On January 5, 2010, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and representatives of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. PG&E provided a status of the efforts to estimate and constrain the […]
Summary of Shoreline Fault Lloyd Cluff and Norman Abrahamson PG&E Geosciences Department June 10, 2009
2009-06_08 PGE Shoreline fault slide show
NRC – DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 -NRC PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF POTENTIAL SHORELINE FAULT
On November 14, 2008, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E, the licensee) notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that preliminary results from ongoing studies by PG&E and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicate that there is a zone of seismicity that could indicate the presence of a fault approximately 15 kilometers (km) in length, located […]
The Geology of Diablo Canyon – A Photo Documented Tour
From the Santa Maria Times – April 15, 2010 Shake out some honest investigation Ralph Bishop – Santa Maria Our fault? Whose fault? It (“Our own fault”, April 8) became PG&E’s fault when their initial substandard geological survey allowed the placement of their facility in an area of bedrock riddled with a chaotic network of interconnected […]
How shaky is Diablo’s ground?
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/03/09/1060733/viewpoint-how-shaky-is-diablos.html Published: Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010 Viewpoint: How shaky is Diablo’s ground? By Rochelle M. Becker The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has spent years participating in state oversight meetings to monitor California’s concern over dependence on aging reactors located within 3 miles of two active earthquake faults, and the completion of state-required studies to resolve […]
MARKEY REQUESTS GAO INVESTIGATION INTO NUCLEAR PLANT SAFETY, LICENSING PROCESS
For Immediate Release Contact: Daniel Reilly March 8, 2010 202-225-2836 http://markey. house.gov Lawmaker: “Nuclear Renaissance Requires Public Confidence” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, today announced his request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) commence a thorough review of the adequacy of nuclear reactor safety regulations […]
The Uncertainty Factor – Does a New Fault Line Discovery Put Diablo Canyon Power Plant in Jeopardy?
To access this article on-line: http://www.independent.com/news/2010/mar/04/uncertainty-factor/ Thursday, March 4, 2010 An ominous sense of déjà vu afflicts the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, perched along the lip of an otherwise spectacular stretch of coastline 80 miles north of Santa Barbara. In the late ’60s, one year after Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was first given permission […]
PROTEST TO PG&E’S APPLICATION FOR RATEPAYER FUNDING OF SEISMIC STUDIES
http://a4nr.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Protest-to-PGE-Application-for-ratepayer-funding-of-seismic-studies-021910-pdf.pdf PROTEST OF THE ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY, SIERRA CLUB, ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER and CALPIRG TO APPLICATION OF PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF RATEPAYER FUNDING TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL SEISMIC STUDIES RECOMMENDED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION.
WEDS MARCH 3 – NRC TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETING AS PART OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR PLANT
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Telephone: (817) 860-8128 Contact: Victor Dricks (817) 860-8128 Lara Uselding (817) 276-6519 February 19, 2010 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov NRC TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING MEETING AS PART OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear […]
Rochelle & David on KCBX – Feb. 10, 2010
http://kcbx.org/mp3archive/ii100210b.mp3 February 10, 2010: Rochelle Becker and David Weisman bring us up to date on the actions of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility.
