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Coastal Commission to Weigh in On Diablo Canyon Test Opposed by Environmentalists

November 14, 2012, 10:16 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California coastal regulators were set to weigh in Wednesday on a utility's contentious plan to map offshore earthquake faults near a nuclear power plant by blasting loud air cannons. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., which operates … Continue reading »

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PG&E Hasn't Done Quake Assessment For Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Since 1988

May 30, 2012, 2:31 pm • Posted by Daniel J. Goldstein
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by Daniel J. Goldstein, The Bay Citizen PG&E and Southern California Edison, operators of California's two nuclear power reactors, haven't done a comprehensive risk assessment of their plants' vulnerabilities to earthquakes for nearly two decades, according to a Government Accountability … Continue reading »

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Video: Barbara Boxer Grills Nuclear Official on California Nuke Plants and Earthquakes

March 17, 2011, 4:07 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The crisis in Japan is fueling a debate all over the world about the wisdom of relying on nuclear power. That includes the U.S., where the Senate's Environment & Public Works Committee yesterday held a Briefing on the Nuclear Plant … Continue reading »

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