Diablo Canyon

When asked if the public or the plant had ever been in danger because of the security shortcomings cited in the letter, Flake referred to what he called Diablo Canyon's "long history of safety since the beginning of the plant" and said the plant "remains safe and secure."

New Times News 2010

In the U.S., California's Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has won a decision by the NRC's Atomic Safety & Licensing Board, postponing by 52 months a decision on re-licensing reactors at Diablo Canyon.

Harvey Wasserman: Nuke Industry to America: "We Don't Need No Stinking Fire Protection" Harvey Wasserman 2011

Of course, Japan is not alone on this score: in the U.S., the Diablo Canyon nuclear facility in California was built less than three miles from the Hosgri earthquake fault.

Karl Grossman: Nuclear Emergency in Japan Karl Grossman 2011

Pacific Gas and Electric PGE ignored the environmental concerns of one group, The Mothers for Peace, when it was building a reactor near Diablo Canyon in California.

Michael Rose: Too Cheap to Meter: The Top 10 Myths of Nuclear Power Michael Rose 2011

In the U.S., California's Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has won a decision by the NRC's Atomic Safety & Licensing Board, postponing by 52 months a decision on re-licensing reactors at Diablo Canyon.

Harvey Wasserman: Nuke Industry to America: "We Don't Need No Stinking Fire Protection" Harvey Wasserman 2011

At Diablo Canyon, she said there are sensors to alert employees to shut down the plant if tremors are felt, the spokeswoman said.

At California Nuclear Plant, Earthquake Response Plan Not Required 2011

In recent years, the utility that operates Diablo Canyon, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, has recently found another fault line less than a mile from the plant after conducting research with the U.S. Geological Survey.

At California Nuclear Plant, Earthquake Response Plan Not Required 2011

In the U.S., California's Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has won a decision by the NRC's Atomic Safety & Licensing Board, postponing by 52 months a decision on re-licensing reactors at Diablo Canyon.

Harvey Wasserman: Nuke Industry to America: "We Don't Need No Stinking Fire Protection" Harvey Wasserman 2011

"What they're displaying now is exactly what was wrong in the past with the nuclear establishment, which is that they didn't have their priorities right," said Victor Gilinsky, who served on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission during the Diablo Canyon debate and agreed with the call for greater attention to earthquakes in emergency plans.

At California Nuclear Plant, Earthquake Response Plan Not Required 2011

In the U.S., California's Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility has won a decision by the NRC's Atomic Safety & Licensing Board, postponing by 52 months a decision on re-licensing reactors at Diablo Canyon.

Harvey Wasserman: Nuke Industry to America: "We Don't Need No Stinking Fire Protection" Harvey Wasserman 2011