Mothers Take Out PG&E at Supreme Level

Supreme Court Won't Hear PG&E Appeal of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Storage Ruling - SLO Tribune

"Jane Swanson, spokeswoman for the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, said the group is elated by the ruling. The nuclear watchdog group filed the original lawsuit against the agency.  'What the little Mothers for Peace has done is truly amazing,' she said. 'We have changed the rules the nuclear industry must follow.'"

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Supreme Court Action May Jeopardize Oyster Creek Relicensing - Press of Atlantic City

"Although that ruling was aimed at the storage of spent nuclear fuel rods at Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California, the ruling by the Supreme Court could force a re-evaluation of Oyster Creek's ongoing attempt at license renewal. The Oyster Creek plant stores spent nuclear fuel rods in a pool which is 119 feet above the ground and holds about 375 tons of highly radioactive fuel rods.

The state of New Jersey last year filed a contention nearly identical to the one filed with the 9th Circuit Court by the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace."

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Court Will Not Hear Nuclear Plant Threat Case - Monsters and Critics

"A U.S. appeals court ruled last year that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission violated federal environmental law by failing to undertake the review. The NRC had said the possibility of a terrorist attack was so remote and speculative that no environmental review was needed.

The Bush administration told the Supreme Court the appeals court ruling was wrong, but said the justices did not have to decide the case. The administration said it is unclear at this time how burdensome the ruling will turn out to be.

The lawsuit challenging the NRC's decision to authorize the license for the facility was brought by the Sierra Club and a group called the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace."

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U.S Supreme Court Rules Diablo Must Consider Environmental Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Nuclear Facilities - KSBY - San Luis Obispo

"PG&E says the $95 million project is essential to the plant's future, because they're running out of space in their used fuel pools.  "If we're not able to continue with this project, you know, ultimately the plant would have to shut down sooner than it's licensed," says PG&E spokesperson Jeff Lewis."

"PG&E officials say, without the storage project, Diablo could be forced to shut down in three years -- 15 years early. Not only would that hurt the state's power grid; Diablo is also the largest private employer in San Luis Obispo County. Experts estimate it has a $643 million impact on the local economy -- that's 7% of the county's entire economy."

Mothers Take Out PG&E at Supreme Level

Supreme Court Won't Hear PG&E Appeal of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Storage Ruling - SLO Tribune

"Jane Swanson, spokeswoman for the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, said the group is elated by the ruling. The nuclear watchdog group filed the original lawsuit against the agency.  'What the little Mothers for Peace has done is truly amazing,' she said. 'We have changed the rules the nuclear industry must follow.'"

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Supreme Court Action May Jeopardize Oyster Creek Relicensing - Press of Atlantic City

"Although that ruling was aimed at the storage of spent nuclear fuel rods at Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California, the ruling by the Supreme Court could force a re-evaluation of Oyster Creek's ongoing attempt at license renewal. The Oyster Creek plant stores spent nuclear fuel rods in a pool which is 119 feet above the ground and holds about 375 tons of highly radioactive fuel rods.

The state of New Jersey last year filed a contention nearly identical to the one filed with the 9th Circuit Court by the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace."

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Court Will Not Hear Nuclear Plant Threat Case - Monsters and Critics

"A U.S. appeals court ruled last year that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission violated federal environmental law by failing to undertake the review. The NRC had said the possibility of a terrorist attack was so remote and speculative that no environmental review was needed.

The Bush administration told the Supreme Court the appeals court ruling was wrong, but said the justices did not have to decide the case. The administration said it is unclear at this time how burdensome the ruling will turn out to be.

The lawsuit challenging the NRC's decision to authorize the license for the facility was brought by the Sierra Club and a group called the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace."

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U.S Supreme Court Rules Diablo Must Consider Environmental Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Nuclear Facilities - KSBY - San Luis Obispo

"PG&E says the $95 million project is essential to the plant's future, because they're running out of space in their used fuel pools.  "If we're not able to continue with this project, you know, ultimately the plant would have to shut down sooner than it's licensed," says PG&E spokesperson Jeff Lewis."

"PG&E officials say, without the storage project, Diablo could be forced to shut down in three years -- 15 years early. Not only would that hurt the state's power grid; Diablo is also the largest private employer in San Luis Obispo County. Experts estimate it has a $643 million impact on the local economy -- that's 7% of the county's entire economy."