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The Diablo Canyon deal marks the death of nuclear power in the U.S. — or does it?
Michael Hiltzik asks whether Diablo Canyon’s closure signals the death of the nuclear power industry in the United States.
PG&E to close Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant
PG&E announced that it will phase out by 2025 Diablo Canyon, the last operational nuclear power plant in California, and replace its power with renewables and efficiency. As part of the closure plan, PG&E will phase out power production at…
How much radiation is OK in an emergency?
CBG’s Dan Hirsch is quoted in this recent report by the Santa Fe New Mexican. Click here to read.
Sandy Silver: Quake danger at Diablo Canyon
Sandy Silver discusses the danger an earthquake poses to the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Article link here
SSFL Contamination at Runkle Canyon and Brandeis-Bardin Institute? NBC4 Investigation and March 16 Work Group Meeting
NBC4 aired the 6th segment in its ongoing investigation of SSFL, “Living in the Shadow of a Toxic Mess,” on February 29, 2016. The investigation examined whether contamination from SSFL has migrated into Runkle Canyon, where a new housing development…
Why does affluent Porter Ranch get more urgent environmental relief than working-class Boyle Heights?
Read the LA Times editorial here.
Capitol Watchdog reports.