John Geesman answers PG&E’s response to the CEC 2013 IEPR
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility attorney John Geesman answers, point-by-point, the criticism PG&E has leveled at the California Energy Commission’s nuclear issue recommendations in the agency’s 2013 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR). 110413 Geesman-CEC-PGE IEPR*
Union of Concerned Scientists critique of NRC Spent Fuel Transfer process
The following letter was sent by Dave Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists critiquing the NRC for their failure to engage meaningful public discourse in formulation of their study on the post-Fukushima recommendation to accelerate transfer of fuel from spent fuel pools to dry casks. 103113 Lochbaum-NRC SFP Xfer process
A4NR addresses post-Diablo Canyon economy in San Luis Obispo
On October 15, 2013, the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors led a discussion of a study on the potential economic impacts of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and the county’s economic future–with and without the power plant (or a relicensed power plant). David Weisman, Outreach Coordinator for the Alliance, here addresses A4NR’s concerns:
PG&E Vice President statement on Once-Through-Cooling possibilities
HERE IS A NUCLEAR ENERGY INDUSTRY INSIDER ARTICLE QUOTING JOHN CONWAY, SENIOR VP OF ENERGY AT PG&E, ON THEIR INTENTION TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE DIABLO CANYON AFTER NEW RULES RESTRICTING THE USE OF ONCE THROUGH COOLING GO INTO EFFECT–OR CHANGING THE FEDERAL LAW BEHIND THE PROHIBITION? 101713 INPO+Conway NOTED
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 […]
New Times SLO: Report on Once-Through-Cooling plans for Diablo Canyon 10/10/13
Everything cool? A report on Diablo Canyon’s once-through cooling alternatives breeds more questions than answers BY MATT FOUNTAIN What’s a reasonable price tag to put on the continued operation of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant? READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.newtimesslo.com/news/10105/everything-cool-a-report-on-diablo-canyons-oncethrough-cooling-alternatives-breeds-more-questions-than-answers/
“Seismic Shift” Op-Ed of A4NR in NEW TIMES SLO
FROM THE NEW TIMES SAN LUIS OBISPO: Seismic shift? Cracks are starting to show in PG&E’s ongoing efforts to keep Diablo Canyon running BY ROCHELLE BECKER If sunlight truly is the best disinfectant, PG&E must feel like it got a mouthful of bug spray from the light beam focused on its Diablo Canyon “ground motion” […]
Alliance weighs in NRC citation against SONGS and SCE in San Diego Union Tribune
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility comments on the recent NRC violation citing SCE and San Onofre. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/sep/22/nrc-citations-edison-mitsubishi/
A4NR Opinion Piece in Santa Maria Times, September 13, 2013
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility (A4NR) has a published opinion in the Santa Maria Times, September 13, 2013: “A recent commentary reprises the economic benefits provided to the region by the Diablo Canyon power plant. Prudent investors and business owners might ask the corollary question: If the counties have grown so dependent on this single […]
September 26, 2013: NRC meeting on SONGS Decommissioning Process
September 26, 2013: NRC meeting on SONGS Decommissioning Process and agenda: 092613 SONGS NRC Decom mt
