We begin our definitive investigation of the economics of the Diablo Canyon nuke with JOHN GEESMAN.
This great California attorney cites corruption and Diablo's scam of hundreds of millions of above market costs that are destroying the economy of California.
Geesman confirms that using PG&E’s own numbers, Diablo will cost California $5 billion over the next 5 years in over-market charges.
From the Mothers for Peace we hear from LINDA SEELEY emphasizes the safety aspects of this unregulated, uninsured radioactive nightmare.
Mothers stalwart LINDA PARKS warns that tritium emissions from Diablo exceed those still pouring out of Fukushima.
From Beyond Nuclear KEVIN KAMPS dismantles the insane attempt to re-open Michigan’s ancient, decrepit reactor at Palisades.
Safe Energy legend KARL GROSSMAN does the numbers of Long Island’s Shoreham, which he helped shut.
Karl reminds us of CRAC-2, the devastating Sandia Labs report on the apocalyptic damage that could come with the next reactor disaster.
He also reports on the massive network of seismic faults around and under the Diablo reactors.
Leading California energy economist ROBERT FREEHLING warns that Diablo is “cooking the oceans” as well as costing California ratepayers billions of extra dollars every year.
Freehling warns that “there is no total bill” for nuke operations but instead a “bottomless pit,” in which Diablo has been completely covered with battery storage guaranteeing that there’s virtually no chance of more blackouts.
Freehling cites “multiple documents” proving that Diablo is completely un-needed.
Our engineer STEVE CARUSO warns of the lethal radioactive fallout spreading throughout the Earth from these uninsured, unregulated nukes.
Our resident physician DR. RUTH STRAUSS cites her experiences at public hearings and asks what we can do to end this nightmare.
Media legend DAVID SALTMAN asks if these reactors might do better if they were public owned.
Renewable legend RON LEONARD mourns the loss of federal solar tax credits at the end of December, giving ratepayers the shaft on heating/cooling with clean solar/wind power.
Solar is now 1/10th the cost of nuclear, with far more than enough reliable capacity to replace Diablo, according to Robert Freehling.
Co-producer MYLA RESON emphasizes that public ownership of these reactors does not guarantee safe, cheap or clean operations.
Even public-owned nuke power in fact choke off cheaper energy, stripping the grid of solar/wind capacity, according to Leonard.
Curtailment of renewable, says Geesman, is in fact yet another cost of these obsolete reactors.
Radio host LYNN FEINERMAN cites the German town of Cherno, which after Chernobyl took over its local energy grid and converted to clean, cheap renewables.
Long-time activist MICKI LEADER cites rooftop solar & the need to disentangle ourselves from the utility-owned grid.
With a call to produce the definitive document on how much Diablo Canyon is wasting, & how it can be replaced with renewables…
….we will see you next year in Solartopia….on January 5, 2026. No Nukes everyone….
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