California State Water Resources Control Board hearing on Once Through Cooling at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
On November 18, 2014, the California State Water Resource Control Board heard reports from its Subcommittee regarding the use of once through cooling at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, as well as comments from the public. On behalf of PG&E, contractor Bechtel made a presentation on the options for building cooling towers at the facility. […]
NRC OVERSIGHT OF LICENSEE’S USE OF 10 CFR 50.59 PROCESS TO REPLACE SONGS’ STEAM GENERATORS (OIG CASE NO. 13-006)
THE NRC HAS RELEASE THEIR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON THE NRC’S LACK OF OVERSIGHT OF THE 50.59 LICENSE AMENDMENT PROCESS WITH REGARD TO THE FAILED REPLACEMENT STEAM GENERATORS AT THE SAN ONOFRE (SONGS) NUCLEAR PLANT: NRC OIG 13-006 SONGS SG
NRC Federal Register Notice seismic July 14 2014
NRC Federal Register Notice seismic July 14 2014 7 2 14 Fed reg pending NRC seismic action
A4NR Ex Parte Notice in PG&E General Rate Case Application 12-11-009
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility held ex-parte meetings with advisors to four of the five CPUC commissioners in the matter of PG&E’s general rate case, specifically with regard to wording in the Proposed Decision that appears to undermine the State’s legally valid authority with regard to matters of economics and ratemaking precedent. You can read […]
Senator Boxer grills NRC Commissioners over slow pace of post-Fukushima upgrades….
Senator Barbara Boxer grilled the five NRC Commissioners on June 4, 2014, questioning the slow pace and lackluster implementation of the post-Fukushima upgrades to the nation’s nuclear reactors. She displayed the following graph as part of her presentation: Download the file as a higher quality PDF: Boxer NRC presentation READ MORE NEWS FROM […]
May 13, 2014: San Luis Obispo supervisors budget considers future without Diablo Canyon
May 13, 2014: The San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors discusses funding for a study exploring how the County would fare economically in the absence of PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, should it close prematurely or at the end of its current license in 2024 David Weisman, Outreach Coordinator for A4NR also speaks to […]
David Weisman gives Diablo Canyon update on “Post Carbon Radio” with host Bing Gong
David Weisman, Outreach Coordinator of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, is interviewed by Bing Gong of KVMR’s Post Carbon radio program, May 12, 2014… http://postcarbon.podomatic.com/entry/2014-05-13T02_49_59-07_00
KMUD Radio Interview: David Weisman discusses Diablo Canyon and Fukushima
Just past the third anniversary of the unresolved nuclear disaster at Fukushima, David Weisman, Outreach Coordinator for the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility discusses the current status of seismic understanding and concerns at California’s last remaining nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon. Originally broadcast on KMUD on April 8, 2014 with host Robie Tenorio. Mr. Weisman’s interview […]
Union of Concerned Scientists Report: The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2013
Union of Concerned Scientists Report: The NRC and Nuclear Power Plant Safety in 2013 by Dave Lochbaum UCS-NRC safety report 2013-full Here is an excerpted portion of the report that concerns the NRC’s lapses in oversight at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power plant, specifically in allowing the plant to operate in violation of its licensed […]
