ML15275A233

Comment (35) of Jackson Brown Opposing the Relicensing of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

ML15275A233
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	08/05/2015
From:	Jonathan Brown - No Known Affiliation
To:	Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch
References
80FR37664 00035, NRC-2009-0552
Download: ML15275A233 (2)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001-ii I-.-/1/ /~2~/~/ I;, j..SUNSI Review Complete Template = ADM -013 E-RIDS= ADMV-03 Statement of Jackson Brown NRC Scoping Meeting for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Aug 5, 2015 Every day Diablo Canyon takes in 2.5 billion gallons of seawater and discharges that seawater back into the ocean, twenty degrees hotter. So much for nuclear power as a solution to global warming .... It has been estimated by biologists that more than 1 .5 billion fish die annually in early life stages as a result of the antiquated cooling system at Diablo Canyon.While the State Water resources Control Board may be considering creating an interim mitigation fee, this fee won't do anything to address the loss of aquatic life, or the real cost of allowing this much ocean warming to go unchecked.

Governor Brown has set very serious goals for the reduction of climate change in the near future. We need to do everything we can to meet those goals. Although it's been argued that nuclear power is clean and will help meet climate change goals, because nuclear power plants like Diablo that are at risk of closing can't compete with cheaper natural gas and renewables, this week the EPA announced States will no longer be able to meet their clean energy goals by extending the licenses of these nuclear power plants.At a time when the world's oceans are reeling from the effects of over fishing and pollution, and ocean acidification threatens the global oceans' ability to produce the marine life that supports all life on earth -including human life -it is unconscionable that this wasteful and unnecessary technology be allowed to continue its assault on the Pacific Ocean, and to slow our passage to a safe and sustainable energy future.Shut down Diablo Canyon today!Jackson Browne