Diablo Canyon seismic survey - initial scope has been reduced, to demonstrate safety and effectiveness

On Sept 27, 2012, PG&E scaled back the scope and duration of the project's first phase to demonstrate its safety and effectiveness. The modified proposal would survey 51 square miles, instead of 90, over 12 days, instead of 30. If all goes according to plan, the project will be expanded next year.

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Diablo Canyon seismic survey - PG&E agrees that environmental effects will be significant

... environmental effects will
be significant and likely to include temporary displacement of most of
Morro Bay's harbor porpoise population.


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Diablo Canyon seismic survey - examples of environmental precautions

High-intensity blasts will be preceded by low-frequency sound waves
aimed at scaring off fish and marine mammals. And much more.  See more at nuclear.com info nugget --

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Diablo Canyon, San Onofre plan offshore seismic mapping using air cannons

High-energy seismic survey is geophysical equivalent of a CT scan. See nuclear.com info nugget at
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Kudankulam - major changes since cursory Indian review in 1989 - #nuclear #India #Kudankulam

Kudankulam got a vague environmental clearance in 1989 when the site was not decided, no Environment Impact Assessment was done and no public hearing was conducted (despite being mandatory under law). 3 critical changes were made since: spent fuel will be stored at the plant instead of being sent to Russia, ultimate heat sink will be the sea instead of behind dam, and allowable water temperature rise is higher. A nuclear.com info nugget - See more at http://www.nuclear.com/archive/2012/09/28/20120928-002.html

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Anti-nuclear activists strain to use Fukushima ties in a sort of neo-McCarthyism

Have you noticed signs of desperation in some anti-nuclear propagandizing lately? Two examples within the past week illustrate  ...

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nuclear.com editorial: it's wrong to lump nuclear plant loan guarantees into 'No More Solyndras' bill

July 30, 2012

Regulatory uncertainty is a major factor in the risk of failure of new nuclear build. If we want new nuclear plants, loan guarantees are a way to balance that risk.

See full editorial at http://www.nuclear.com/archive/2012/07/30/20120730-002.html