I attended the July 11 California Coastal Commission meeting to support the Mothers for Peace request for a hearing on relicensing the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. The aging plant and its radioactive waste sit atop a thrust earthquake fault. PG&E has been granted a five-year extension but is now asking for 20 more, saying five isn’t enough time to build solar and wind replacements. (Note, the current article in The Atlantic on China’s rapid surge past the U.S. in clean, really clean, energy!)
I am dismayed at the number of speakers who cited loss of jobs and tax revenue if the plant closes. Several do work there, but most disappointingly, SLO County 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding added his endorsement. I was dismayed at myself for not having submitted a speaker’s slip, as I thought of parallels with Texas’ “flash flood alley,” where officials ignored calls for an alarm system as too expensive and, anyway, a 100-year torrent won’t happen again.
The unimaginable happens. Can we picture the gridlock on Highways 1 and 101 if we did get timely warning from our sirens? Mothers for Peace has demanded accountability since before Diablo was built, forcing PG&E to rectify some issues. Many more at least deserve a hearing.
Rosemary Wilvert
San Luis Obispo
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