The letter said that as of December, the plant ranked 88 out of 99 plants. Radiation exposure was the third worst among boiling water reactors and equipment reliability put it at 97 out of 99 plants.
"When the (plant) index was climbing and at its peak the index was discussed publicly and frequently," the letter said. "As performance declined the index discussion with member utilities disappeared yet the message was still universally positive with a focus on other topics"..
Physicians for Social Responsibility chapters Oregon and Washington received a copy of the letter and provided it to the Herald."
5. Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - unit 1 expires November 2, 2024; unit 2 expires August 26, 2025
On December 3, 2014, Senator Barbara Boxer "On the continued operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operation despite a senior NRC inspector's recommendation that it be shut down until seismic upgrades can be made: 'It's not in dispute that PG&E is not in compliance with their license....Why didn't you listen to your own inspector?'"
The 2011 meltdown of three reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant happened after an earthquake triggered a tsunami that swamped the plant, knocked out its power systems and led to a loss of coolant. The crippled plant still leaks radiation into the sea.
'There was a too-cozy relationship between the nuclear industry and regulators in Japan, and that led to the fiction that it was very unlikely that you'd have an earthquake and a tsunami and a loss-of-coolant accident at the same time,' said Hirsch, who also serves as president of Committee to Bridge the Gap, a grassroots nuclear safety group."
From The Tribune, April 23, 2016, "The dismantling of Diablo will cost an estimated $3.8 billion, making it one of the most expensive and complex projects in San Luis Obispo County history. To put that figure in perspective, it cost $5.7 billion to build the plant in the 1970s. Nothing about Diablo's dismantling -- as detailed in a report by PG&E consultant TLG Services -- will be routine. One example: While it was once anticipated that most waste could be disposed of locally, that's no longer the case, in part because of an executive order signed by Gov. Gray Davis in 2002 that prohibits disposal of low-level radioactive waste from California Class III landfills. Now, the plan is to send scrap metal to Nevada. Low-level radioactive waste will go to Utah or Texas. Concrete rubble will be packed into bags and shipped to an out-of-state disposal site. Spent fuel rods -- classified as high-level nuclear waste -- will be stored on site until they're picked up by the Department of Energy." Radioactive waste lasts for millions of years. Meanwhile, lets ship it out of our backyards.
A Moral, Public Health and Public Safety Issue - Continued
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