Reply briefs filed in CPUC Case 10-01-014
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility (A4NR) has filed its reply brief in CPUC case 10-01-014, request by PG&E for $64 million in ratepayer funding for seismic studies at Diablo Canyon: 060112 A4NR Reply Brief-014 In addition, here are the reply briefs of the other two parties to the case: Pacific Gas & Electric 060112 […]
04-19-12 BLOOMBERG NEWS: Quake Studies at California Nuclear Reactors
FROM: BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-19/pg-and-e-quake-risks-at-diablo-nuclear-to-undergo-3d-exam
April 19, 2005–Alliance Protests SONGS Steam Generator Replacement at CPUC hearings
Seven years ago, on April 19, 2005, The Alliance objected to the proposed steam generator replacement for SONGS outside of a CPUC hearing. The picture sums it up best: Why are ratepayers asked to throw $800 Million into a “leaking” nuclear reactor? We said it then and the CPUC ignored us; Today, we were proven right […]
Alliance Confronts NRC Chair Jaczko over SONGS
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility met with NRC chairman Jaczko on Friday, April 6 regarding the ongoing steam generator problems at the San Onofre Nuclear plant. We immediately followed up a letter citing our concerns and our follow up requests to the NRC. Read it here: 040912 Jaczko01 See the Alliance in action–here is a […]
Alliance featured news stories on San Onofre crisis
IN THE NORTH COUNTY TIMES: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/san-onofre-nuke-plant-will-remain-shut-down-until-problems/article_239565ae-366e-53d8-8193-92c6ddbc22ce.html IN THE UNION TRIBUNE: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/06/nrc-chief-promises-thorough-probe-at-san-onofre/ IN THE SAN DIEGO READER: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2012/apr/06/san-onofre-faces-more-challenges-on-multiple-front/
Take Action on Nuclear Emergency Planning
Send an action letter to state senator Mark Wyland. Ask him to sponsor legislation to investigate the costs and logistics of expanding the current 1o mile emergency planning zone around our nuclear power plants to the 50 miles recommended by the NRC for Americans in Japan after Fukushima. There is currently no plan or coordination […]
San Diego Union Tribune–Fukushima fallout: Lessons not learned by the U.S. government
Residents and businesses within a 50-mile radius of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station – the evacuation zone prescribed by Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko for Americans near last year’s Fukushima nuclear meltdowns – will have a hard time detecting just what lessons have been learned by their own government in the 12 months […]
TAKE ACTION! Emergency Planning Legislation Proposal
What would happen if a Fukushima-type accident at San Onofre or Diablo Canyon happened in California? Are we prepared to evacuate as far as 50 miles away? Current regulations only call for a 10-mile evacuation zone, but that was tragically underestimated in Japan. The Alliance is proposing legislation that would require California to create a […]
Alliance news in Santa Lucian Sierra Club Newsletter
John Geesman to lead legal intervention at CPUC on behalf of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility Santa Lucian-Feb 2012 A4NR