NRC TO HOLD TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ON NOV. 28
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold two public meetings on Nov. 28 to discuss topics including seismic issues and plant performance for the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. The plant, operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), is located near San Luis Obispo, Calif.
The NRC staff will hold two open house sessions from 1-3 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. during which subject matter experts will answers questions on topics related to current plant performance and the recently issued Research Information Letter in response to PG&E’s Report on the Analysis of the Shoreline Fault Zone.
From 7-9 p.m. the panel of subject matter experts will hold a question and answer session with the public to provide information and address public comments.
Both meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 333 Madonna Road, in San Luis Obispo.
In 2008, PG&E first notified the NRC about the Shoreline fault and then updated their data and analysis in early 2011. Following an Oct. 2011 site visit, the NRC review team analyzed ground motion from earthquakes the Shoreline Fault could potentially generate. All of those ground motions fell within Diablo Canyon’s existing design limits, which are based on ground motion associated with an earthquake from the larger Hosgri fault near the plant.
On Oct. 12, the NRC issued Research Information Letter 12-01, “Confirmatory Analysis of Seismic Hazard At The Diablo Canyon Power Plant From the Shoreline Fault Zone,” to communicate the results of the NRC’s analysis of PG&E’s assessment. The letter is available on the NRC web site at: http://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber='ML121230035'.
(817) 200-1128 Lara Uselding (817) 200-1519Current performance information for Diablo Canyon Unit 1 is available on the NRC website at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/DIAB1/diab1_chart.html. Information for Unit 2 is available at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/DIAB2/diab2_chart.html. Baseline inspections are performed by two NRC Resident Inspectors assigned to the plant and by inspection specialists from the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.
The NRC plans to videotape the question and answer session, which will be broadcast at a later date on the SLO-Span, the San Luis Obispo County government cable access channel.
http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1231/ML12314A153.pdf***
November 28, 2012 NRC Meeting in San Luis Obispo re: Shoreline Fault
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is coming to San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, November 28. Join the Mothers for Peace at this important meeting.
The NRC will present its assessment of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) Shoreline Fault Report, developed early in 2011. PG&E is in the midst of a 3-year study of the seismic hazards to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant posed by many nearby earthquake faults. The Shoreline Report focuses on assurances that the plant is safe, without reference to alternate views or the levels of uncertainty in the work of its own scientists.
The topics of this meeting include:
- “Report on the Analysis of the Shoreline Fault Zone”
On October 12, the NRC issued a letter to communicate the results of its analysis of PG&E’s assessment. The letter is available on the NRC web site at: http://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber='ML121230035'
2. Current Diablo Canyon plant performance.
Current performance information for Diablo Canyon Unit 1 is available on the NRC website at:
Information for Unit 2 is available at:
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 333 Madonna Road, in San Luis Obispo.
Meeting Times:
Two Open House sessions where you can talk informally to “subject matter experts”
1-3 pm
6-7 pm
Meeting 7 – 9 pm
Come with your questions and comments. The meeting will be broadcast at a later date on SLO-Span, so this is an opportunity to educate our community.
November 28, 2012 NRC Meeting in San Luis Obispo re: Shoreline Fault — Mothers For Peace
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