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By Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News, 10 Feb 19

https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/54866-rsn-californias-dangerous-diablo-nuke-hangs-in-governor-newsoms-hands

  The fate of one of the world’s most dangerous atomic reactors is now in the hands of California governor Gavin Newsom.

His vital decision is whether to order cheap, simple, structural tests at Diablo Canyon Unit One, which is currently shut for refueling. Please call him and ask him to do so at (916) 445-2841 and/or sign our moveon.org petition, and contact me at solartopia.org.   You may also FAX him: at (916)558-3160 or write him at the Capitol in Sacramento, CA 95814.

Like all things nuclear, the legal situation is complicated, but the economic and safety issues are not.

Diablo Canyon’s owner, Pacific Gas & Electric, is bankrupt.

PG&E is also on legal probation, having been convicted of various felonies for killing eight San Bruno residents in an avoidable 2010 gas explosion. PG&E’s pipes blew up because the company deferred maintenance to save itself some money.

PG&E did the same to northern California power lines that ignited at least 17 fires in which scores died and a thousand homes burned.

The company has been sued for billions, forcing the bankruptcy. Its probation officer, Federal Judge William Alsup, recently asked PG&E’s president, should I “let you keep killing people?”