Focuses on the successful campaign by farmers against the San Joaquin Nuclear Project near Wasco in California's Central Valley. When construction plans were announced; Reports of vandalism of equipment owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the sponsor of the project.Wellock...
Furthermore, renewables aren’t necessarily cheaper than the power from Diablo Canyon. Like any energy source, value is significantly more important than cost. California has some of the most robust solar plants in the country, yet electricity markets have hundreds of hours a year when prices a...
Nuclear power has its drawbacks, as do all energy sources. But when well-regulated it is reliable and, despite its reputation, extremely safe. That is why it is foolish to close down perfectly good nuclear power stations such as Diab...
Nuclear power has its drawbacks, as do all energy sources. But when wellregulated it is reliable and, despite its reputation, extremely safe. That is why it is foolish to close down perfectly good nuclear power stations such as Diablo Canyon, in California, because of little more than pr...
"It was a civil war," farmerJim Neufeld recalled of the revolt he helped lead against a proposed nuclear power plant near the tiny town of Wasco in California's Central Valley just northwest of Bakersfield. "The scars between the two opposing sides are the same or worse than Vietnam .....
He received a BSE in industrial engineering from the University of Michigan, an MBA from Western Michigan University, and the PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. His principal research interest is in the area of service operations management. A computer methodology that he designed...
In 1976, California utilities envisioned the construction of thirty-one large new nuclear power plants by 1994.1 Since that time, however, only two plants have been proposed, and construction plans for both facilities have been scrapped. 2 Lower than projected growthBerkovitz, Dan M...
“The Pacific Ocean is an enormous place,” said Norman, who found radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power in California rainwater, milk and plants soon after the earthquake and tsunami. “There’s a lot of material between us and Japan. No matter what happens in Fukushima, it’s not go...
How can we protect our nuclear power plants?Don’t count on the plant security forces -- they aren’t nearly strong enough. These plants are each vulnerable to air strikes, truck bombs, boat bombs, and of course, the well-equipped and well-armed single madman or small group of terrorists...
The Biden administration said on Nov. 21 it has approved conditional funding of up to $1.1 billion to prevent the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California, as part of its effort to fight climate change. The Pacific Gas & Electric plant, which was set to fully shut...