CA CURRENTS–Guest editorial by Rochelle Becker
Guest Juice: Seismic Cracks in PG&E’s Diablo Analysis March 26, 2015 By Rochelle Becker Coming on the fourth anniversary of the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima, PG&E’s self-congratulatory announcement that “New Analyses Show Diablo Canyon Safe From Extreme Natural Events” would be laughable, were it not for the potentially tragic consequences. READ THE FULL GUEST […]
PG&E and NRC…Collusion at Diablo?
FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Federal investigators have launched a probe into whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission erred when it let Pacific Gas and Electric Co. change earthquake safety standards at the Diablo Canyon power plant without public hearings, The Chronicle has learned. Read for the comments of Alliance Executive director Rochelle Becker: http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Feds-probe-PG-E-report-on-California-nuclear-6159405.php
Rochelle Becker on KPBS Midday Edition Radio–Lessons from Fukushima
OUR TOP STORY ON MIDDAY EDITION: FOUR YEARS AGO ON 11 MARCH A 9.0 EARTHQUAKE HIT OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN GIVING BIRTH TO A TSUNAMI THAT SLAMMED INTO THE COUNTRY’S EASTERN COAST. THIS DISASTER KILLED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE 14 METER HIGH TSUNAMI WAVE POURED OVER THE SEAWALL SURROUNDING THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR PLANT […]
Video Compilation: The Alliance responds to PG&E’s newest seismic report on Diablo Canyon
On March 12, PG&E submited to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission a mandatory, post-Fukushima update of the seismic hazard at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. But, after three years of ratepayer funded research: How much does PG&E know about the hazards? Just how “certain” are they that the data is adequate? Was their research team […]
New Art Exhibit Opens: REDACTED: Transparency, Democracy & Nuclear Power
They say: The truth isn’t always black or white….but what if it was, and you still couldn’t tell? As we mark the fourth anniversary of the ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima, we reflect on the Japanese government’s final verdict: The tragedy was a product of collusion and lack of transparency by the nuclear industry and […]
REDACTED: Art exhibit–Transparency, Democracy and Nuclear Power
Alliance sponsors art exhibit in conjunction with 4th anniversary of nuclear tragedy at Fukushima WHAT: REDACTED: This art exhibit transforms redacted documents and recently disclosed corporate email into visual art in order to questions just how much PG&E, Edison and the “regulatory” agencies are telling us about nuclear safety—and how much is […]
released emails between CPUC and PG&E regarding Diablo Canyon License Renewal
In February, 2015, PG&E released 65,000 emails detailing their communications with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as part of a case involving the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion in 2010. In searching through the enormous volume of material, the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility (A4NR) has located a dozen that deal directly with the relicensing […]
Video Highlights of Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee Meeting, February 4, 2015
The following video excerpts from the day-long meeting of the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee highlight issues of concern to the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility. The clip below recaps discussion of Seismic issues: Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility attorney John Geesman informs the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee (DCISC) of a newly revealed and significantly revised […]
Tsunami threat to Diablo Canyon revisited….
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has been actively involved in bringing to light a long-suppressed study of the tsunami threat to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Originally commissioned by the NRC for the 2003 licensing of the spent fuel storage installation at Diablo Canyon, its contents were redacted by the NRC for more than […]
Video of the Independent Peer Review Panel meetings # 7, # 8, #9, 10 & 11 at the CPUC
On this page you will find links to view the videotapes of the meetings of the Independent Peer Review Panel (IPRP) formed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to review the results of PG&E’s ratepayer funded seismic studies of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. IPRP Meeting # 11, April 1, 2016 […]
