Californians Get a Chance to Support Ballot Initiative to Close Nuke Plants

Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo C...
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California has 2 operating Nuke Plants. They shouldn't have any 

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California is obviously earthquake prone. We have seen what earthquakes can do to a Nuclear Plant. Optimistic estimates say that the Diablo Canyon Nuke Plant can withstand a 7.2 Earthquake. That should make Californians feel safe.

Fortunately Concerned citizens are going to get a chance to express their concern by supporting a ballot initiative to ban the 2 nuclear plants still operating in California.   
California's Secretary of State approved a ballot initiative November 18 that seeks the closure of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and the Diablo Canyon plant.

The initiative was filed by Ben Davis Jr. in April after the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Davis drafted this and an earlier petition that led to the closure of the Rancho Seco power plant in June 1989.... San Clemente Times - Ballot Initiative to Close Nuclear Plants Gets Go Ahead for Signature Collection

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