Dawn Toland, Courtroom Deputy to
The Honorable Judge William Alsup
Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse 450 Golden Gate Ave, 19th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
April 2, 2019
RE: 3:14-cr-00175-WHA-1 - USA v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Hello, Dawn:
This is a follow-up to our previous telephone conversation. Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. (CGNP) is an independent non-profit educational corporation. Since 2016, We have served the public interest as an Intervenor in a pair of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Proceedings. We are comprised of a number of experts whose Ph.D.s relate to the field of nuclear power production - and many other experts. The head of our legal team is Attorney Mike Gatto (323) 819-0300 who served as a California Assemblyman for four terms. In his final term Gatto was head of the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Gatto made CPUC reform the focus of the legislation he introduced.
Attached find a copy of CGNP's most recent filing, a Reply Comment in R.16-02-007. the CPUC Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) proceeding. CGNP believes that Judge Alsup will be interested in the adverse public safety implications of PG&E's voluntary plan to close the highly-functioning Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) in 2025. The probability of another San Bruno pipeline explosion is a likely consequence of PG&E's plan, as PG&E's aging natural gas distribution and storage system would be strained to distribute the additional gas to generate the equivalent of more than five (5) Hoover Dams each year. The attached published OpEd explains why public safety depends on keeping DCPP operating. CGNP seeks a reversal of PG&E's proposal. Our filing summarizes our rationale.
CGNP's experts are available to provide review of PG&E's claims or participate in upcoming hearings as a friend of the Court. An illustration of CGNP's expertise is the transcript of the April 25, 2017 oral evidentiary hearing in which Michael Marty Marinak, Ph.D. persisted in obtaining an answer to an important technical question from PG&E's main witness, Ms. Frazier-Hampton. The citation is found in CGNP's attached Reply Comment.
CGNP looks forward to assisting the Court in this important public safety matter. Sincerely,
/s/ Gene Nelson, Ph.D. CGNP Legal Assistant Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. (CGNP) 1375 East Grand Ave Ste 103 #523
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 363 - 4697 cell Government@CGNP.org email http://CGNP.org website
The Honorable Judge William Alsup
Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse 450 Golden Gate Ave, 19th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
April 2, 2019
RE: 3:14-cr-00175-WHA-1 - USA v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Hello, Dawn:
This is a follow-up to our previous telephone conversation. Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. (CGNP) is an independent non-profit educational corporation. Since 2016, We have served the public interest as an Intervenor in a pair of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Proceedings. We are comprised of a number of experts whose Ph.D.s relate to the field of nuclear power production - and many other experts. The head of our legal team is Attorney Mike Gatto (323) 819-0300 who served as a California Assemblyman for four terms. In his final term Gatto was head of the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Gatto made CPUC reform the focus of the legislation he introduced.
Attached find a copy of CGNP's most recent filing, a Reply Comment in R.16-02-007. the CPUC Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) proceeding. CGNP believes that Judge Alsup will be interested in the adverse public safety implications of PG&E's voluntary plan to close the highly-functioning Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) in 2025. The probability of another San Bruno pipeline explosion is a likely consequence of PG&E's plan, as PG&E's aging natural gas distribution and storage system would be strained to distribute the additional gas to generate the equivalent of more than five (5) Hoover Dams each year. The attached published OpEd explains why public safety depends on keeping DCPP operating. CGNP seeks a reversal of PG&E's proposal. Our filing summarizes our rationale.
CGNP's experts are available to provide review of PG&E's claims or participate in upcoming hearings as a friend of the Court. An illustration of CGNP's expertise is the transcript of the April 25, 2017 oral evidentiary hearing in which Michael Marty Marinak, Ph.D. persisted in obtaining an answer to an important technical question from PG&E's main witness, Ms. Frazier-Hampton. The citation is found in CGNP's attached Reply Comment.
CGNP looks forward to assisting the Court in this important public safety matter. Sincerely,
/s/ Gene Nelson, Ph.D. CGNP Legal Assistant Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. (CGNP) 1375 East Grand Ave Ste 103 #523
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 363 - 4697 cell Government@CGNP.org email http://CGNP.org website
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