On the controversies surrounding Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, it would be most wise to move things rapidly toward decommissioning and safety protocols as this aging dinosaur becomes more susceptible to a serious accident. The machinery is becoming more brittle and weak, further increasing the chance of a serious accident, and let’s not forget the chance of a large seismic event someday in our future.
Please shut this plant down and make serious solutions to stabilizing the spent fuel pool. Someday, we can relax and move on to cleaner and safer energy production as California rids itself of nuclear-powered energy.
Furthermore, the U.S. should also seriously lead the world in decommissioning nuclear related missiles, bombs, and weapons before the inevitable occurs.
John Edwards
San Luis Obispo
This article appears in Dec 4-14, 2025.
If unemployment and underemployment continue, we WONT need Diablo. It’s hard to power (non-existent) assembly lines when none exist. We’re literally returning to the Dark Ages, or as Monty Python said, “Bring out your dead!”
Before we give up our nuclear weapons, perhaps you should convince North Korea and the other hostile nuclear powers to also give up their’s. A unilateral abandonment of nukes by the US might inspire the hostile powers to destroy us with theirs before we had the chance to change our minds.
While I appreciate Mr donegans comments, I believe his mentality on nuke weapons is plain insanity at its finest. It’s like saying I’ll purchase more handguns than everyone else so no one can beat me. Does violence solve violence. A wise man walks away from a fight …. Standing up for principles is more important than threats. Don’t ya think. John edwards