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
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
Dave Lochbaum of Union of Concerned Scientists to speak in SLO on Fukushima and Diablo!
Three Years After Fukushima: Lessons Learned or Not Learned and The Future of Diablo Canyon. Public talk and book signing by Dave Lochbaum, a nationally recognized nuclear power safety expert from the Union of Concerned Scientists and co-author of new book, Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster –www.ucsusa.org/fukushimabook; Monday, March 31, 7-8:30pm – Steynberg Gallery, 1531 […]
Dr. Peck Non-Concurrence on Diablo Canyon Seismic Licensing Basis
012612 Peck Non Concurrence
