Roughly 100 people attended a two-day workshop held by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) aimed at educating the public about earthquakes and tsunamis, and how nuclear power facilities are built to hold up against them.
Though the event was supposed to be educational in nature and not address the relicensing issue, recent safety incidents at the plant, or the need for an increase in renewable energy, such familiar arguments crept in to nearly every aspect of the workshop.
NRC representatives stressed that seismic studies and a license renewal are two separate issues.
On Sept. 9, the second day of the workshop, newly elected state Senator Sam Blakeslee, a San Luis Obispo Republican, made a surprise appearance and implored NRC reps to “go beyond a check-the-box approach” to license renewal.
Blakeslee, who authored several pieces of legislation regarding seismic and nuclear safety, emphasized the need for comprehensive seismic studies surrounding Diablo Canyon, what he called “a very momentous issue.”
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