January 2014: Senator Boxer still demanding answers on Diablo Canyon seismic questions!
TWO MONTHS LATER…AND SENATOR BARBARA BOXER IS STILL WAITING FOR ANSWERS ON THE SEISMIC QUESTIONS PLAGUING DIABLO CANYON. WATCH HERE:
Nuclear Art display at Food Co-op in Pacific Beach through New Years day…
A little “nuclear art” in San Diego for the holiday weeks, courtesy of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility…See the exhibit “REDACTED” now on display in the community room at the Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Co-op in San Diego (4765 Voltaire St., Pacific Beach) …read the review: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2013/dec/20/ticker-nuclear-activists-art-edisons-obfuscati/
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility (A4NR) files comments on proposed NRC Waste Confidence GEIS
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has filed comments on the proposed NRC Waste Confidence GEIS (Generic Environmental Impact Statement). Like many other organizations, A4NR questions whether a “Generic” document can be applied to a site with the unique and very specific seismic qualifications at Diablo Canyon. The Alliance also supports and agrees with the comments […]
Alliance ART exhibit in San Diego through end of 2013
David Weisman, outreach coordinator for the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, has created a conceptual art exhibit made from formerly secret–now only “partly” secret–documents obtained in the investigation of the failed San Onofre nuclear reactors. It is on display at the Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Co-op in San Diego through the end of 2013. Check […]
Not an easy trip to Washington DC for the Alliance…
In November 2013 the Alliance traveled to Washington DC to meet with the chairman of the NRC as well as our senators and congressional representatives…The trip was made more difficult because of the broken ankle Executive Director Rochelle Becker suffered on an earlier trip to Washington in September. Nevertheless, with our attorney John Geesman along […]
Senator Barbara Boxer Challenges NRC
On November 21, Senator Barbara Boxer, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, challenged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on their lack of transparency and their slow response to addressing current seismic licensing concerns at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Regarding Diablo, Senator Boxer said: “The NRC gave reactors in the western US, where […]
“Seismic Shift” New Report from Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists has just released a new report, “SEISMIC SHIFT, Diablo Canyon Literally and Figuratively on Shaky Ground.” The author is Dave Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear Safety Project. From the report: Five years ago, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about a newly discovered fault offshore […]
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*
Cartoon: “All Saint’s Day” meets El Diablo for Halloween!
Editorial cartoonist Russ Hodin’s satirical piece combines the seasonal and cultural stylings of All Saint’s Day and Halloween with the ongoing “scary” presence of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Cartoon courtesy of Russ Hodin
John Geesman: Statement to CPUC on October 31, 2013
Statement of John Geesman, attorney for Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, to the California Public Utilities Commission, at their meeting on October 31, 2013: 103113 Geesman-CPUC statement
