A Message from Rochelle

ALLIANCE EFFORTS RESULT IN FIRST EVER UNANIMOUS VOTE ON NUCLEAR POWER RISKS

On Jan 10, 2005 the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to support an Energy Commission recommendation to begin a cost/benefit/risk analysis of California’s continued reliance on aging nuclear power plants post current licenses. The vote was significant as in history of this controversial nuclear facility a unanimous vote has never occurred. The Alliance is seeking assistance in other counties to support the Energy Commission’s recommendation...

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West Wing to Wrestle a radioactive release at a fictional nuclear plant at 8:00 on Jan 22, 2006. For more info

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The Supervisors' action was followed by a 12 hour Planning Commission meeting focusing on a permit to store radioactive steam generators at Diablo. The Commission was deadlocked for hours finally voting 3 to 1 abstention to deny PG&E’s permit. The denial will be appealed by PG&E and heard by the County’s supervisors in the next few weeks.

The Alliance will continue to concentrate on statewide support for the recommended risk analysis and will file with the California Public Utilities Commission to participate in PG&E’s funding request for $19 million to “study the feasibility of a license renewal.”

In San Diego, the Alliance efforts are concentrating on educating the public, gathering support for the Energy Commission, advising real estate professionals on the added risks to property owners from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

We know that you are concerned about the increasing stockpiles of high-level radioactive waste on California’s vulnerable coast and implore you to support Alliance efforts. There are too avenues of support. Donations can be made to support vital legislation (not tax-deductible, but so important) or tax-deductible donations to educate California residents and participate in CPUC proceedings. The other avenue is attending meetings, sending letters, email and making calls to the state’s representatives, and sharing this information with others.

Now is the first time in California’s history to create legislation to limit the amount of radioactive waste being stored on the state’s earthquake active coast. Please act now.

ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY 2006 RESOLUTION

Please join the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility in resolving to dedicate a few hours a week to ensuring that the production of high-level radioactive waste on our coast is limited to current operating licenses.

Thanks to all Alliance supporters we had a great and productive first year. The state has moved from the “head-in-the-sand” nuclear policy it has followed for the previous 20 years. Until 2005, California ignored the daily production of high-level radioactive waste being stored on our fragile coastline, but not any longer.

Due to Alliance efforts, state legislators and oversight agencies are discussing whether or not it is in the best economic interest of California to rely on aging nuclear plants when licenses expire (mid-2020’s). The California Energy Commission has reinforced its position that new nuclear plants should not be constructed until there is a permanent safe offsite solution to storage and recommended a study of costs/benefits/risks of continued reliance on this dangerous energy source.

The nuclear door is now open for discussion and all of us are needed to join together, educate our neighbors, lobby our elected officials and create legal policy that will limit the amount of radioactive waste California will allow to be stored in our state. Economics and reliability of energy sources are not preempted by the federal government, in fact five California reactors are no longer operating based on these issues.

What we need to do:

Letter writing
Phone calls to elected representatives
Emails
Fundraising
Letters to editors
Resolutions presented to cities, counties and oversight agencies

Questioning of all political candidates
“How much radioactive waste should be stored in California’s earthquake active coastal zones and for how long?”

Rochelle Becker, Executive Director Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
www.a4nr.org
(858) 337 2703