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Diablo Canyon should not have been built in the first place. Closing the plant’s reactors is the right thing to do for #climate, California’s safety, global security, and #environmentaljustice.
@Sammy_Roth @GavinNewsom @JenGranholm @ENERGY
Diablo Canyon should not have been built in the first place. Closing the plant’s reactors is the right thing to do for #climate, California’s safety, global security, and #environmentaljustice.
@Sammy_Roth @GavinNewsom @JenGranholm @ENERGY
https://twitter.com/Sammy_Roth/status/1520041771283058689
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Why would #California, @GavinNewsom, @PGE4Me, and the feds use billions of taxpayer dollars to rush through a relicensing of Diablo for only a few years of operation, when they still have 3 years to prepare for the closure?
Why would #California, @GavinNewsom, @PGE4Me, and the feds use billions of taxpayer dollars to rush through a relicensing of Diablo for only a few years of operation, when they still have 3 years to prepare for the closure?
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Are they going to overturn the whole coastal conservation regulation on thermal power plants just for Diablo Canyon to squeeze in a few more years of operation?
Are they going to overturn the whole coastal conservation regulation on thermal power plants just for Diablo Canyon to squeeze in a few more years of operation?
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Are they also going to use the Civil Nuclear Credit federal bailout to put in a billion-dollar cooling tower upgrade, which is at least a 40-year capital investment?
Are they also going to use the Civil Nuclear Credit federal bailout to put in a billion-dollar cooling tower upgrade, which is at least a 40-year capital investment?
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And what about the ACTUAL reason @PGE4Me agreed to close Diablo Canyon: to mitigate exactly the transmission congestion issues @SammyRoth states in the article are already a problem, which everyone knows has started several of the wildfires in PG&E's service territory?
And what about the ACTUAL reason @PGE4Me agreed to close Diablo Canyon: to mitigate exactly the transmission congestion issues @SammyRoth states in the article are already a problem, which everyone knows has started several of the wildfires in PG&E's service territory?
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Diablo Canyon exists without the consent of the community that bears disaster risks & the burden of the nuclear waste that will remain on the seismically risky site for the foreseeable future.
Nuclear power has never been safe, clean, or democratic.
Diablo Canyon exists without the consent of the community that bears disaster risks & the burden of the nuclear waste that will remain on the seismically risky site for the foreseeable future.
Nuclear power has never been safe, clean, or democratic.
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We warned this might happen with the Civil Nuclear Credit bailout. @ENERGY has never designed or implemented a credit program of this nature, and unscrupulous nuclear interests are eager to get their hands on this money, whether they qualify or not.
We warned this might happen with the Civil Nuclear Credit bailout. @ENERGY has never designed or implemented a credit program of this nature, and unscrupulous nuclear interests are eager to get their hands on this money, whether they qualify or not.
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This multi-billion dollar program should instead be invested in clean, renewable energy, NOT dirty and expensive nuclear reactors.
This multi-billion dollar program should instead be invested in clean, renewable energy, NOT dirty and expensive nuclear reactors.
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