Dave Lochbaum visits San Luis Obispo and Diablo…
In April, Dave Lochbaum, senior nuclear engineer at the Union of Concerned Scientists, visited San Luis Obispo during a California trip that also included providing testimony to the California Energy Commission and meeting with other state regulators in San Francisco. On Sunday morning, April 26, Dave joined a number of Alliance supporters for a hike […]
SB 657 Home Page
This page is dedicated to Senate Bill 657 (SB 657). The bill is authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Santa Cruz) and the principle co-author is Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson(D-Santa Barbara). This legislation will continue to provide resources to maintain the state’s Independent Peer Review Panel (IPRP) that is evaluating and analyzing PG&E’s seismic studies for the Diablo […]
Dr. Bruce Gibson IPRP comments at CEC IEPR April 27, 2015
Dr. Bruce Gibson is a member of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and also serves as a member of the CPUC’s Independent Peer Review Panel (IPRP) which is tasked with review and analysis of PG&E’s ratepayer funded seismic research program. He spoke on the IPRP’s findings at the 2015 California Energy Commission […]
Rochelle Becker comments at Senate EUC oversight of CPUC and nuclear safety
Rochelle Becker, Executive Director of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, speaks at California State Senate EUC committee CPUC Oversight hearing. March 25, 2015. The topic was “safety” regarding the California Public Utilities Commission and nuclear power plants.
A4NR and PG&E 2014 ERRA CPUC proceeding
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has filed Testimony in the 2014 PG&E ERRA proceeding at the CPUC, A.15.-02-023: The Testimony of John Geesman: A.15-02-023 Prepared Testimony of John Geesman The Testimony of Dr. Sam Blakeslee: A.15-02-023 Prepared Testimony of Sam Blakeslee The Supplemental Testimony of John Geesman: A.15-02-023 Supplemental Testimony of John […]
CA CURRENTS–Guest editorial by Rochelle Becker
Guest Juice: Seismic Cracks in PG&E’s Diablo Analysis March 26, 2015 By Rochelle Becker Coming on the fourth anniversary of the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima, PG&E’s self-congratulatory announcement that “New Analyses Show Diablo Canyon Safe From Extreme Natural Events” would be laughable, were it not for the potentially tragic consequences. READ THE FULL GUEST […]
PG&E and NRC…Collusion at Diablo?
FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: 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. Read for the comments of Alliance Executive director Rochelle Becker: http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Feds-probe-PG-E-report-on-California-nuclear-6159405.php
Rochelle Becker on KPBS Midday Edition Radio–Lessons from Fukushima
OUR TOP STORY ON MIDDAY EDITION: FOUR YEARS AGO ON 11 MARCH A 9.0 EARTHQUAKE HIT OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN GIVING BIRTH TO A TSUNAMI THAT SLAMMED INTO THE COUNTRY’S EASTERN COAST. THIS DISASTER KILLED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE 14 METER HIGH TSUNAMI WAVE POURED OVER THE SEAWALL SURROUNDING THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT […]
Video Compilation: The Alliance responds to PG&E’s newest seismic report on Diablo Canyon
On March 12, PG&E submited to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission a mandatory, post-Fukushima update of the seismic hazard at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. But, after three years of ratepayer funded research: How much does PG&E know about the hazards? Just how “certain” are they that the data is adequate? Was their research team […]
New Art Exhibit Opens: REDACTED: Transparency, Democracy & Nuclear Power
They say: The truth isn’t always black or white….but what if it was, and you still couldn’t tell? As we mark the fourth anniversary of the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima, we reflect on the Japanese government’s final verdict: The tragedy was a product of collusion and lack of transparency by the nuclear industry and […]
