AB 1632 - Nuclear Power Plant Assessment
(Docket # 07-AB-1632-1)
The committees oversaw this proceeding was:
| Jeffrey D. Byron, Commissioner and Presiding Member Electricity and Natural Gas Committee Integrated Energy Policy Report Committee |
James D. Boyd, Vice Chair and Associate Member Electricity and Natural Gas Committee |
Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Chairman and Associate Member Integrated Energy Policy Report Committee |
Status Reports
- PG&E Shoreline Fault Zone Report
- SCE Evaluation of AB 1632 Report Recommendations (72 pages, 451 kb)
Appendices 1 - 9
(PDF file, 465 ages, 36.5 megabytes)
An Assessment of California's Nuclear Power Plants
Commission Report, adopted November 20, 2008.
Publication # CEC-100-2008-009-CMF.
(PDF file, 52 pgs., 920 kb)
Supporting Documents
AB 1632 Assessment of California's Operating Nuclear Plants - FINAL Consultant Report, publication # CEC-100-2008-005-F.
Posted 10/24/08. (Acrobat PDF file, 330 pages, 3.7 megabytes)
Appendices to FINAL Consultant Report, publication # CEC-100-2008-005-F-AP. Posted 10/24/08. (Acrobat PDF file, 164 pages, 1.0 megabytes)
Background
Assembly Bill 1632 (Blakeslee, Statutes of 2006, Chapter 722), directs the Energy Commission to assess the vulnerability of the state's operating nuclear power plants to a major disruption due to a major seismic event or plant aging, the potential impacts of such a disruption, potential impacts from the accumulation of nuclear waste at the state's existing nuclear plants, and other key policy and planning issues regarding the future role of California's existing nuclear plants.
California's two operating nuclear power plants are Diablo Canyon in San Luis Obispo and the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in Orange County. Nuclear power makes up 12.9 percent of California's electricity supply. These two plants are located in seismically active zones along California's central and southern coast. In addition, they generate spent nuclear fuel, which will be stored at the plants indefinitely until the federal government develops a permanent means for nuclear waste disposal.
The bill requires the Energy Commission to adopt the assessment by November 1, 2008, and include the assessment in the 2008 energy policy review.
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Proceeding Information
- Assembly Bill 1632 Homepage
- Meeting Notices and Announcements (Updated: 9/12/08)
- Documents, Reports and Other Materials (Updated: 9/12/08)
- Studies
Related Links
- Energy Commission's Integrated Energy Policy Reports Note: These proceedings look into state policy on nuclear issues
- Main Nuclear Power Page
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Nuclear Energy for Students
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