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Aug 31, 2022 7 tweets 5 min read Read on X
TODAY IS THE DAY!

california legislature will decide on the future of diablo canyon. it’s obvious that keeping it open is the right thing to do to keep the lights on, reduce emissions and ensure california remains a climate leader. #SB846 Image
one objection to keeping it open was what people called a “solar tax”. the issue was fully cleared yesterday and the rooftop solar industry has removed its opposition to it. win win 🏆 Image
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKES?

don’t listen to me, listen to this expert of 50 (!) years in earthquake engineering and earthquake risk management:

sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… Image
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE WASTE?

since we don’t have a permanent disposal site, the waste at diablo canyon will stay there even if the plant shuts down in 2025. it sits 300 feet above sea level. Image
SAVE DIABLO CANYON!

@IBEWlocal1245 members showed up to send a message to the legislature and @GavinNewsom

video credit @EytanWallace
advocates are outside the capitol building sending a message of support!

@ryan_pickering_ @TiemannAmelia @davistholmes @ParisOrtizWines @herrbrendan ImageImage
THE ASSEMBLY HAS VOTED TO KEEP DIABLO CANYON OPEN! Image

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Dec 27, 2024
I don’t have any hot takes on the immigration controversy, but felt inspired to share my story.

Some of my most vivid childhood memories in Brazil are of watching American movies after getting home from school.

They were light movies like Bethoven, Paulie or Babe.

In hindsight there were a lot of talking animals.Image
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I loved the United States of America even then, before my developing brain could understand why.

Life simply appeared to be a lot better in America and everyone seemed happier.

I mean… people had air conditioning, laundry machines, dishwashers and TALKING PETS, how could they not be happier?!
For years I dreamt of moving to the US, as a deep part of my soul always knew it was my true home.

The opportunity finally presented itself when I was 18 years old and a modeling agency based in Miami invited me to spend a couple of months working there.

That was my chance and I jumped right on it.
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Dec 21, 2024
My photo kissing a nuclear waste cask went viral and people had… opinions about it.

There was outrage, with many claiming it was dangerous and that I was hurting my future children (lol).

Here’s why kissing a nuclear waste cask is actually fine🧵
The waste people are concerned about and say remains dangerously radioactive forever is called “spent fuel.”

Contrary to popular belief, spent fuel doesn’t look like neon green slime. I know, shocker.

It looks exactly like the fuel that goes into the reactor in the first place:

Just a bunch of ceramic pellets, lined up inside very long metal rods that are bundled together.Image
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When fresh fuel goes into a reactor, it stays there for about 18 to 20 months making electricity.

After that, it becomes less efficient and needs to be replaced.

That’s when it becomes spent fuel.

The problem is that spent fuel is super radioactive and hot. We can’t just toss it anywhere, it needs to be managed safely.

So, what do we do with it?
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Sep 1, 2022
how it started how it’s going
two years ago i called big pro-nuclear organizations to ask what they were doing to save diablo canyon. the responses were the same: “don’t waste your time, it’s a done deal.”

guess i’m a terrible listener, because i kept digging…
until i came across @ParisOrtizWines from @StandUp4Nuclear and @energybants. we started a weekly call with @Heather_mom4nuk and @kristinzaitz from @moms4nuclear who had been relentlessly working on saving diablo canyon since 2016.
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Mar 9, 2022
CHERNOBYL UPDATE:

there’s been loss of some power at the chernobyl nuclear site. but how dangerous is that? by the year 2,000 all of the reactors at chernobyl power plant were shut down. so the risk of a core meltdown is ZERO
what about the risk of spent fuel in cooling pools? when the uranium pellets come out of the reactors, they still produce heat for years. that’s why they need to stay in a pool and be cooled down. they produce less and less heat as time goes by, reducing the need for cooling.
in most cases this fuel is cool enough to be transferred to dry casks (example below) after 5 years. the spent fuel in chernobyl has been chilling for over 20 years.
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Mar 4, 2022
#Zaporizhzhya thread:

it is the biggest nuclear power plant in europe (6 reactors)

3 reactors were offline already

2 more were recently shut down

there seems to be 1 reactor still operating
a couple of hours ago, russian military attacked the plant and caused a fire in an administration building. the reactor buildings were not on fire and seem to be safe.
contrary to what some people are claiming, even in the worst case scenario, this would NOT be an event 10x worse than chernobyl. or even just as bad as chernobyl.
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Dec 5, 2021
“what do we want?
clean energy!
when do we want it?
now!”

extra entrance to the @savecleanenergy rally!

@Heather_mom4nuk @kristinzaitz @ParisOrtizWines @NuclearQuaffle @MadisonSchroder
diablo canyon is california’s largest single source of clean energy.

lots of people showed up to say “don’t shut it down!”
we heard from Dawn @OrtizLegg district 3 supervisor!

she recommended the parties involved in the closure revisit this decision and to be curious.
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