Shut San Onofre:
Last night, 9/25/12, the Del Mar, California, City Council unanimously passed the following resolution. There were many "whereas's," but here's the gist! Now on to the Encinitas City Council this Wednesday night!
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Del Mar urges
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require that Edison undergo a public,
transparent license amendment hearing regarding the replacement steam
generators, before the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is allowed to
restart; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Del Mar strongly
encourages the California Public Utilities Commission to: 1) expeditiously initiate
and complete an Order Instituting Investigation regarding the costs and reliability
of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and to compare the San Onofre
facility to other energy sources used today and throughout the current licensing
duration; and 2) protect ratepayers from being held responsible for errors and/or
malfeasance by San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations's operator, which led to
faulty replacement steam generators being installed, ongoing outage expenses,
and continuing repair costs; and 3) immediately take the San Onofre power plant
out of the rate base; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that additional incentives and programs are
urgently needed to support the rapid installation of new power generation, power
savings, and grid stabilizing technologies, which together can serve as an
alternative to San Onofre; and that these new electricity solutions should
prioritize efficiency and renewable energy resources, per the State of California's
load order and mandated targets, and should also prioritize local, distributed
generation, per Governor Brown's Clean Energy Plan.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Del Mar, California, at a Regular Meeting held the 24 th day of September 2012."
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