BAIT & SWITCH …PG&E plans end-run around SB 846

SB 846, signed into law in 2022, limits the operating extension of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant for FIVE YEARS ONLY, ending in 2030.  That was what the state legislature voted on. But PG&E–California’s felon utility– seems to have other plans afoot…

A4NR on Dave Congalton Radio Show discussing the future of Diablo Canyon 9-16-22

Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility legislative director David Weisman on the Dave Congalton Radio Show 920AM discussing the future of Diablo Canyon 9-16-22. (43 minutes)        

LAPSES IN MAINTENANCE….OUTDATED EQUIPMENT… RUNNING OUT OF SPARE PARTS!

These are just a few of the problems challenging any thought of extending the life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Watch them described by the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee: MORE TECHNICAL HURDLES DETAILED HERE:

A4NR comments on Proposed Decision in SONGS NDCTP Decommissioning case

The comments of A4NR on the Proposed Decision in the San Onofre Nuclear Decommissioning case at the CPUC: A.18-03-009 Opening Comments on Proposed Decision

Nuclear Power & Covid19…do refueling outages post a threat?

Nuclear Power and Covid19… Does a Diablo Canyon refueling outages pose a threat? The Alliance raises questions over worker and community safety during nuclear plant refueling outages and the proposed reduced oversight from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Is this really the time to reduce regulation?? Read our letter to Congress here: 04072020 Pandemic-DCNPP

SB 1090

The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility is supporting Senate Bill SB 1090, co-authored by Senator Bill Monning and Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, of San Luis Obispo, California.   The legislation calls on the CPUC to approve elements of the Joint Proposal to retire Diablo Canyon that were not enacted by the initial CPUC decision.   It requires […]

CPUC APPROVES PLAN TO CLOSE DIABLO CANYON !

CPUC APPROVES PLAN TO CLOSE DIABLO CANYON ! Read the Press Release of the Alliance:   011118 PR JP Decision   January 11, 2018     CPUC ISSUES DECISION AFFIRMING JOINT PROPOSAL TO CLOSE DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR PLANT   The CPUC today voted to approve the Joint Proposal to retire the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power […]

SB 968 -Signed by Governor Brown

SB 968 (Monning) has been signed by Governor Jerry Brown.  This important bill will commence a study of the economic ramifications and potential mitigation strategies for dealing with the economic losses to San Luis Obispo County and surrounding environs with the planned closing of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant by 2025. Read the press release from […]

REDACTED: Art exhibit–Transparency, Democracy and Nuclear Power

Alliance sponsors art exhibit in conjunction with 4th anniversary of nuclear tragedy at Fukushima     WHAT:   REDACTED: This art exhibit transforms redacted documents and recently disclosed corporate email into visual art in order to questions just how much PG&E, Edison and the “regulatory” agencies are telling us about nuclear safety—and how much is […]

Post nuclear economic crashes around the USA…WHAT WOULD SAN LUIS OBISPO DO?

Since the beginning of 2013, three nuclear power plants around the country have been unexpectedly closed because they were not economically competitive in the energy market, or faced costly repairs.  As a result, the communities surrounding these facilities, which had grown to depend on the jobs and tax revenue to fuel their local economies now […]

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