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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= ADM -013E-RIDS= ADMV-03 Statement of Jackson BrownNRC Scoping Meeting for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear PlantAug 5, 2015Every 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 nuclearpower as a solution to global warming .... It has been estimated by biologists thatmore than 1 .5 billion fish die annually in early life stages as a result of theantiquated cooling system at Diablo Canyon.While the State Water resources Control Board may be considering creating aninterim mitigation fee, this fee won't do anything to address the loss of aquaticlife, 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 inthe near future. We need to do everything we can to meet those goals. Althoughit's been argued that nuclear power is clean and will help meet climate changegoals, because nuclear power plants like Diablo that are at risk of closing can'tcompete with cheaper natural gas and renewables, this week the EPAannounced States will no longer be able to meet their clean energy goals byextending the licenses of these nuclear power plants.At a time when the world's oceans are reeling from the effects of over fishing andpollution, and ocean acidification threatens the global oceans' ability to producethe marine life that supports all life on earth -including human life -it isunconscionable that this wasteful and unnecessary technology be allowed tocontinue its assault on the Pacific Ocean, and to slow our passage to a safe andsustainable energy future.Shut down Diablo Canyon today!Jackson Browne