Fascinating History: Fukushima, San Onofre, TMI, Chernobyl, Diablo Canyon...
Channel: MsMilkytheclown
Date: 2016-08-25

Diablo is Next - Lessons from San Onofre - Gary Headrick http://youtu.be/sCjycXARHIQ Gary Headrick, co-founder with Laurie Headrick of SanClementeGreen.org, shared his insights from helping to shutdown the San Onofre nuclear power plant at an event marking the 3rd anniversary of the still-on-going Fukushima disaster held at the BC Space Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA.
http://www.sanclementegreen.org/
 http://sanonofresafety.org/
 http://bcspace.com/

It's An All-Out War On Nuclear Power and We Have To Win This One! (w/Guest: Harvey Wasserman) https://youtu.be/CHa_h8BX4WY

Lessons of Nuclear History - Harvey Wasserman http://youtu.be/1XElzI1hfS4 Investigative journalist, life-long nuclear free campaigner, and solartopian thinker Harvey Wasserman had this to say at an event marking the 3rd anniversary of the still-on-going Fukushima nuclear disaster, held at the BC Space Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. more info: http://www.nukefree.org/
 http://www.sanclementegreen.org/ 
http://sanonofresafety.org/ 
http://bcspace.com/

And this one I think they forgot to put the creative commons license on (adding remix button) - not displayed here but here's the link: Lessons from San Onofre Shutdown - Donna Gilmore http://youtu.be/KHM4rHS00N0 Donna Gilmore, founder of SanOnofreSafety.org shared her insights from helping to shutdown the San Onofre nuclear power plant at an event marking the 3rd anniversary of the still-on-going Fukushima disaster held at the BC Space Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. more info: http://www.nukefree.org/ http://www.sanclementegreen.org/ http://sanonofresafety.org/ http://bcspace.com/

Dark Circle (film) The film closes by highlighting anti-nuclear protest activities directed at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant on the California coast in the USA. The protesters contend, and the movie supports, the assertion that the protests were responsible for delaying the licensing of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant and, as a result of the delay, the uncovering of serious construction errors was made public just before the plant went online and started producing power. Discovered by a 25 year-old engineer prior to initial criticality, earthquake supports for nuclear piping had been installed backwards. The film documents the protests with substantial up close footage including the moment that this information became known. 
http://www.pelicanmedia.org/dark_circle.html
http://www.pbs.org/pov/darkcircle/

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The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is an electricity-generating nuclear power plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. After the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013 it is the only nuclear plant operational in the state. The plant has two Westinghouse-designed 4-loop pressurized-water nuclear reactors operated by Pacific Gas & Electric. The facility is located on about 750 acres (300 ha) west of Avila Beach, California. Together, the twin 1,100 MWe reactors produce about 18,000 GW·h of electricity annually, about 7% of the electricity California uses, supplying the electrical needs of more than 2.2 million people. It was built directly over a geological fault line, and is located near a second fault.

The plant is located in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. In November 2009, PG&E applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for 20-year license renewals for both reactors.

Earthquake hazard
Main article: Diablo Canyon earthquake vulnerability

Diablo Canyon was originally designed to withstand a 6.75 magnitude earthquake from four faults, including the nearby San Andreas and Hosgri faults,[9] but was later upgraded to withstand a 7.5 magnitude quake.[10] It has redundant seismic monitoring and a safety system designed to shut it down promptly in the event of significant ground motion.

Unit One is a 1,122 MWe pressurized water reactor supplied by Westinghouse. It went online on May 7, 1985 and is licensed to operate through November 2, 2024.[8] In 2006, Unit One generated 9,944,983 MW·h of electricity, at a nominal capacity factor of 101.2 percent.

Unit Two is a 1,118 MWe pressurized water reactor supplied by Westinghouse. It went online on March 3, 1986 and is licensed to operate through August 20, 2025.[8] In 2006, Unit Two generated 8,520,000 MW·h of electricity, at a capacity factor of 88.2 percent.

The plant draws cooling water from the Pacific Ocean, and during heavy storms both units are throttled back by 80 percent to prevent kelp from entering the cooling water intake. The cooling water is used once and is not recirculated but rather returned to the Pacific Ocean at a minutely higher temperature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Canyon_Power_Plant


Anti-nuclear movement in California 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-nuclear_movement_in_California

Conservation Fallout 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_Fallout

International reactions to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
http://tinyurl.com/h6yoa4d