A4NR Comments at Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee meeting

Ongoing safety and oversight concerns regarding the operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant are discussed and questioned by the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility at the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee meeting, February 8, 2017.   In this first clip, questions are raised regarding PG&E’s plans for “continued excellence” during the shortened period of […]

Diablo Canyon ISFSI FSAR seismic update March 2016

  COVER LETTER: ML16078A390   DOCUMENT 1:   ML16078A393   DOCUMENT 2: ML16078A394

NRC-PGE Seismic updates to SSHAC, January 2016

In 2015, the NRC issued Requests for Additional Information (RAI) to PG&E regarding their March, 2015 post-Fukushima Seismic Hazard Update (SSHAC). Subsequently, the NRC conducted an audit of PG&E’s report to seek answers to their remaining questions, as they prepare their evaluation of PG&E’s report. In late 2015, PG&E responded to the NRC’s RAI. Here […]

Alliance participates in Seismic Town Hall

On September 25, 2015 Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility outreach coordinator David Weisman was an invited panelist at the Town Hall on Diablo Canyon seismic issues convened by state senator Bill Monning.   “The NRC has said the safety components can withstand the maximum earthquake, fine”, said the Alliance’s David Weisman, “what we ask, and the […]

CA Currents story highlights Diablo Canyon seismic foibles

  The latest story from California Energy Currents highlights the current seismic foibles at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant….   “The basic concern is potential ground motions at some sites are higher than previously thought,” said John Richards, Electric Power Research Institute principal technical leader. He and other industry seismic experts and engineers agree that […]

Summary of NRC “Public” Meeting with PG&E regarding submission of Diablo seismic studies

Summary of NRC “Public” Meeting with PG&E regarding submission of Diablo seismic studies and this is a further test of what is going on with this multi line editing just a tifs wsdfs sdks ssfsdfsdfsdf sdks sf sfserse sf sf sdfsf:     052715 NRC summary-PGE SSHAC mt

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 […]

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