SLO County Supervisors Will Send Letter to NRC Asking for Delay in Power Plant Relicensing
A SPLIT SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS AGREED TO SEND A LETTER TO THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ASKING TO DELAY THE RELICENCING OF THE DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNTIL SEISMIC ISSUES ARE RESOLVED.. THE SHORELINE FAULT WAS DISCOVERED IN LATE 2008 AND IS LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE POWER PLANT AND IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 6.5.. DIABLO WAS BUILT TO WITHSTAND A MAGNITUDE 7.5 SHAKER.. PG AND E WANTS TO CONDUCT 3-D- MAPPING OF THE OCEAN FLOOR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FAULT BUT DOESN'T THINK THE RELICENSING PROCESS SHOULDBE DELAYED..,. PG AND E PLANS TO ASK THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO HAVE RATEPAYERS PICK UP SOME OF THE COST OF THAT $ 17 MILLION DOLLAR EARTHQUAKE STUDY.




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