Public Meeting Schedule for NRC Waste Confidence actions…
Public Involvement in Waste Confidence The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has a long-standing practice of conducting our regulatory, licensing, and oversight activities in an open manner. For that reason, we are committed to informing the public and providing opportunities for participation in our decision-making process regarding Waste Confidence. Toward that end, we periodically hold meetings, […]
Dr. John Downer write on the fallacy of probabilistic risk assessment
Read the latest paper by Dr. John Downer on the fallacy of probabilistic risk assessment, found in the journal “Regulation and Governance, 2013” Disowning Fukushima: Managing the credibility of nuclear reliability assessment in the wake of disaster From chapter 2: The first thing to note about the Fukushima disaster (henceforth referred to as “Fukushima”) is […]
PPG&E Humboldt Bay Reactor history
The following documents recount some of the history surrouding PG&E’s early reactor at Humboldt Bay, which was permanently closed after the NRC and PG&E discovered seismic threats that were too costly to mitigate. 1. Fact sheet about Humboldt Bay focusing on storage of spent fuel, from the DOE Blue Ribbon Panel on Radioactive Waste: […]
Former NRC Chairman Jaczko speaks on seismic risk
Former NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko speaks about reassessing the use of probabilistic assessment and seismic risks in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster: Videotape footage courtesy of Ace Hoffman
SB 418 Sample letter of support 2
061213 updated support template
Diablo Canyon Dry Cask Violation cited by NRC 05-21-2013
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SB 418 Home Page
This page is dedicated to Senate Bill 418 (SB 418), legislation sponsored by the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility. The bill is authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and the principle co-authors are Senator Marty Block (D-San Diego) and Assembly Member Toni Atkins (D-San Diego). Here you will find and can download our Press Release, […]
Alliance representatives ejected from Post-Fukushima seismic workshop!
Only one week after the second anniversary of the tragic nuclear disaster at Fukushima, A4NR attorney John Geesman, consulting seismologist Dr. Douglas Hamilton, and A4NR outreach coordinator David Weisman were asked to leave the Ground Motion Characterization workshop for the nuclear power plants in the western United States. These (ratepayer funded) workshops are an integral […]
Crystal River Reactor withdraws NRC License Amendment Request
The now-closed Crystal River Reactor in Florida has withdrawn its NRC License Amendment Request for a “power uprate” of the reactor that has since been scuttled because of the massive failure of the 2009 steam generator replacement. 031413 Crystal River w:draws NRC LAR
City-County letters re: SONGS outage
The following letters and resolutions addressing concerns regarding the shut-down San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) have been sent to state and federal oversight agencies and individuals. The letters come from cities, counties, and agencies who live near or pay for electricity from the SONGS facility. LETTER FROM THE SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCIL: 110111 SC […]
