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Saturday, April 20, 2019

The CPUC Told the Truth in 2005 - If DCPP Closed, Lots More Natural Gas would be burned

More natural gas burning will not be the "likely" result of the
  Diablo Closure, the closure will result in more natural gas
  burning...period.  The fact is that  any current reduction in carbon
  emissions due to the expansion of non-dispatchable renewables (already
  partially offset by the gas backup required) will be obliterated by the
  loss of Diablo's contribution to the non-emitting portion of the power
  mix.  The only viable replacement of Diablo's production will be
  natural-gas by default, in addition to the gas backup required for the
  renewables.  This was the case with San Onofre, and it is the case in
  Germany (except that there the default option is coal)


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  Subject: The CPUC Told the Truth in 2005 - If DCPP Closed, Lots More
  Natural Gas would be burned


  All:


  Here are some excerpts from the CPUC's 2005 Final Environmental
  Impact Report (FEIR) for the proposed replacement of the Diablo
  Canyon steam generators. The CPUC Application number was A.04-01-009.


  PG&E did a tremendous job replacing the steam generators with
  replacements during only slightly extended refueling outages in 2008 and
  2009 using more modern (and durable) alloys than were available
  in the early 1970s when the original steam generators . CGNP referenced
  this information in their written filings in A.16-08-006. (The
  achievements had been removed from the publicly-accessible PG&E website.
  Thus, detailed trade publication information was used
  instead in CGNP's filings.)

  Here is the URL for Volume 1 of the FEIR:
  http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/aspen/diablocanyon/feir/v1/


  I've attached some excerpts from the FEIR that make the case clearly
  if DCPP is closed, more natural gas burning is the likely result. DCPP's
  replacement cannot be solar. DCPP's replacement cannot be wind.

  CGNP made similar oral and written arguments during the over two
  years that PG&E's Application A.16-08-006 was pending from 2016-2018. I
  continue to appreciate Dr. Marinak's significant contributions to CGNP's
  written and oral testimony.

  CGNP is making similar written and oral arguments in the current CPUC
  Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) proceeding R.16-02-007.


  The CPUC and PG&E are making identical responses to:


  1. CGNP's arguments in both CPUC proceedings.
  2. CPUC's (and PG&E's) statements in the 2004 Proceeding.
 

  They are IGNORING those arguments and statements.

  Here is the URL for Volume 2 of the FEIR:
  http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/aspen/diablocanyon/feir/v2/


  What is notable about Volume 2 is Michael Marty Marinak, Ph.D. is the
  first commenter in the first set. His 2004 comments remain on-point 14
  years later. I've attached them with the Commission's response.

  I believe the attached clear statements merit wide dissemination.


  Gene Nelson, Ph.D.  CGNP Legal Assistant
  Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. (CGNP)
  1375 East Grand Ave Ste 103 #523
  Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-2421
  (805) 363 - 4697 cell
  Government@CGNP.org email
  http://CGNP.org  website

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