'Diablo Canyon exists without the consent of the community that bears disaster risks and the burden of the nuclear waste that will remain on the seismically risky site.' nirsnet
"Diablo Canyon exists without the consent of the community that bears disaster risks and the burden of the nuclear waste that will remain on the seismically risky site for the foreseeable future," said one anti-nuclear group.Anti-nuclear campaigners are warning that California Gov.
Newsom is now saying his administration doesn't want to"miss the opportunity to draw down any federal funds... to extend the life of that plant."adding that he still believes the facility should eventually be shut down. Nuclear plants are the country's largest sources of power that don't emit planet-heating fossil fuels, but as Ralph Cavanaugh, co-director of the National Resources Defense Council , told the,"solar, storage, and other clean energy resources could replace Diablo cheaply and reliably, as envisioned in the 2016 deal."reported that Newsom has pointed to solar panel tariffs planned by the U.S.
Despite some pro-nuclear advocates' claims that embracing nuclear power is a key component of California's goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2045, the Nuclear Information and Resource Service argued in a series of tweets Friday, that"nuclear power has never been safe, clean, or democratic."
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