Tell Gov. Newsom and Secretary Granholm: “Keep the Deal to Close Diablo Canyon’s Reactors!”

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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

Subject: Civil Nuclear Credit Should NOT Keep Diablo Canyon’s Reactors Operating

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Secretary Granholm, California must honor the Joint Settlement Agreement of 2018 to close both Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors when their licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. They are old, dangerous, dirty, and expensive. The deal to close them incorporated a just transition for workers and non-carbon replacement power. The recent suggestion to extend the operational life of Diablo Canyon using the Civil Nuclear Credit is an outrage and a betrayal to those of us seeking and expecting clean and safe energy for our State. The reactors are surrounded by numerous earthquake faults, one of which, the Shoreline Fault, comes within a third of a mile of the Unit 2 reactor. Some were not known or considered in the licensing. Because of the agreement to close, maintenance has been deferred, waivers granted, and key employees gone. Continuing operation would mean much more expensive upgrades and license extensions than any federal subsidies would cover. They are aging reactors - designed in the 1960s with construction completed in the 1980s. They are becoming increasingly more dangerous. Each Diablo reactor contains 1,000 times the long-lasting radioactivity of the Hiroshima bomb. A release of even a portion of that radioactivity—by a meltdown caused by an earthquake, failure of the aging equipment, or terrorism—could devastate a large portion of California for generations. Furthermore, letting Diablo run beyond its current licenses would produce hundreds of tons more high level radioactive waste, dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years, and for which there is still no safe, environmentally just place to permanently isolate. Diablo Canyon does not qualify for the federal program offering $6 billion dollars. Regardless, the CNC would likely not cover the amount of money required to bring Diablo into compliance with regulations - NRC proceedings, lawsuits, construction of cooling towers, environmental reports, repairs… That money would be better spent invested in clean and safe energy resources, conservation, and efficiency. Secretary Granholm, please follow through with the Biden’s administration’s commitment to environmental justice and honor one of the the best examples of a just transition - the agreement to close Diablo.

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Governor Gavin Newsom

Subject: Keep the Deal to Close Diablo Canyon’s Reactors

Message:

Governor Newsom, Honor the Joint Settlement Agreement of 2018 to close both Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors when their licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. They are old, dangerous, dirty, and expensive. The deal to close them incorporated a just transition for workers and non-carbon replacement power. Your suggestion to extend the operational life of Diablo Canyon is an outrage and a betrayal to those of us seeking and expecting clean and safe energy for our State. The reactors are surrounded by numerous earthquake faults, one of which, the Shoreline Fault, comes within a third of a mile of the Unit 2 reactor. Some were not known or considered in the licensing. Because of the agreement to close, maintenance has been deferred, waivers granted, and key employees gone. Continuing operation would mean much more expensive upgrades and license extensions than any federal subsidies would cover. They are aging reactors - designed in the 1960s with construction completed in the 1980s. They are becoming increasingly more dangerous. Each Diablo reactor contains 1,000 times the long-lasting radioactivity of the Hiroshima bomb. A release of even a portion of that radioactivity—by a meltdown caused by an earthquake, failure of the aging equipment, or terrorism—could devastate a large portion of California for generations. Furthermore, letting Diablo run beyond its current licenses would produce hundreds of tons more high level radioactive waste, dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years, and for which there is still no safe, environmentally just place to permanently isolate. Diablo Canyon does not qualify for the federal program offering $6 billion dollars. Regardless, it would likely not cover the amount of money required to bring Diablo into compliance with regulations - NRC proceedings, lawsuits, construction of cooling towers, environmental reports, repairs… That money would be better spent invested in clean and safe energy resources, conservation, and efficiency. Governor, please, keep the deal to close Diablo!

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Tell California Gov. Newsom and Secretary of Energy Granholm: “Keep the Deal to Close Diablo Canyon’s Reactors!”

Tell Gov. Newsom and Secretary Granholm to Close Diablo Canyon as Planned!

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Civil Nuclear Credit

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Tell California Gov. Newsom and Secretary of Energy Granholm: “Keep the Deal to Close Diablo Canyon’s Reactors!”

Tell Gov. Newsom and Secretary Granholm to Close Diablo Canyon as Planned!

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Civil Nuclear Credit

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