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Monday, May 21, 2012 Volume: 26, Issue: 42
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New Times / NewsThe following articles were printed from New Times [newtimesslo.com] - Volume 25, Issue 45
NRC delays Diablo relicensingBY MATT FOUNTAINThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced June 7 that it will significantly delay Pacific Gas & Electric’s application to renew the operating license for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. According to an NRC press release, the federal regulator will delay PG&E’s relicensing application until 2015, when 3D seismic studies of the area are completed, and coastal consistency certification is approved by the California Coastal Commission. David Weisman, spokesperson for the ratepayer advocacy group the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, said “this certainly vindicates the kind of safeguards the Alliance has been advocating since the relicensing [application] was announced. “We think it’s a sad reflection of the NRC as a regulator that it took the tragedy unfolding in Japan to finally get their attention,” Weisman said. “We can’t afford to have that happen here in California.” New Times could not reach PG&E to ask whether the utility will be able to complete all relevant studies in that time span. |
Hobnobbing With Helen
Foster a kitten, save a life
Total recall? - A group of Santa Maria residents is trying to recall school board member Will Smith
Welcome to hemp house? - A bid by Knapp's Castle's owner to build the state's first home out of industrial hemp materials hits roadblocks
Surrender your pot ... and throw in the Kinkade paintings, too
The Berns case continues
Findings regarding a Santa Maria police officer's death are still to come
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