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April 24, 1984 EdlntfcEiTikill -a»U Diablo testing met with new problems enting to the public the image of a &afe and productive Diablo Canyon, when in reality such an image doesnt exist. You've got to give credit to PGAE, however, for trying. Inside the PG&E Information Center, there exists a myriad of color photographs, models, and other diagrams explaining the processes involved in producing nuclear energy and also how Diabo Canyon is an assuredly safe venture. One wall plaque reads: "After more than a dozen years of ecological investigations conducted by noted marine scientists and government agencies, it is anticipated that the cooling water discharge will not greatly change the animal composition or the overall water quality of Diablo Cove and the adjacent shoreline. In the wake of the recently renewed public concern and tech¬ nical difficulties now being encountered, PG&E officials must now ask themselves if they really believe their own words and if it really is worth keeping the plant open — questions that the public has been asking them for years. Inside the air-conditioned Pacific Gas and Electric Informa¬ tion Center just off highway 101 in San Luis Obispo, a sign read¬ ing "Sorry! No Tours Today" hung below the tour bus schedule, while at the very same moment last Friday, protesters were mak¬ ing their voices heard loud and clear in demonstrations outside the plant's main gate in Avila Beach seven miles down the road. Once again, the recent public outcry and resulting arrests is forc¬ ing the whole country to sit up and take notice not only about Diablo Canyon, but also about the feasibility of nuclear power plants and nuclear power in general. -Diablo Canyon has been plagued with problems almost since its inception in the late 1960s, and PGAE has gone out of its way to assure the public that both nuclear energy and Diablo Canyon are quite worthwhile undertakings. In 1973, an earth¬ quake fault was detected dangerously close to Diablo Canyon and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered the a redesign¬ ing of the plant two years later. Diablo Canyon's license was later approved in 1982, but was short-lived when it was disco¬ vered a couple of months later that certain portions of the plant had been erroneously designed in a mirTor image of other parts of the plant. On top of that, talk of questionable management policies surfaced concernig keeping employees quiet about potentially hazardous situations. As a result, the license was suspended and has recently been reinstated — only to be met with more protests and more tech¬ nical problems: a leaky seal was found in a reactor coolant pump on Sunday, and the low-power testing that was tentatively scheduled for Monday has been postponed indefinitely, accord¬ ing to plant officials. Now more than ever before, Pacific Gas and Electric is in a position to weigh the pros and cons ofthe Diablo nuclear power plant and decide if it's really worth it to keep the plant operating under such adverse conditions. Along with the NRC, Pacific Gas and Electric must decide if the escalating costs of keeping the plant operating are worth the constant battle between man and Murphy's Law, or if it would be to the public's advantage to shut the whole plant down altogether. On the subject of public relations, Diablo Canyon has more going against it than for it. PG&E has a very hard sell in pres- i The Daily Collegian Founded in 1922 Marly Baricaoa. Saa Yiaa, C ty LOaa, DcWry Jl AjfjiaL^Buf crfjn ■iA?Cv/ w.ra-; HERE'S THE L.EM0N... WHERE'S THE JUICE? T: April 24,1984 Acceptance creates healthy psyche ral rite nracticed bv those who had been mnrr aaai/sna ^ffa.r tk.n .s..* ..*• -_: i. ... ™* ... By John A. Vanortck, M.D. e practiced by ember o'f 1970. We see this same on our campuses quency. Ourequivs dent on a lonely ros needless deaths an iffair than ti ulture the period of dependency is lengthened by our rituals of for- ication. As with physical depend- dependence we look r family a and t it heartening to obteRve how very little time it takes in order frjra young person to get an entirely different perspecive on life. Dr. John Vandrick is the director ofthe CSUF Health Center and contributes health columns to the Collegian regularly. Health r. 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Title | 1984_04 The Daily Collegian April 1984 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1984 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
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Title | April 24, 1984 Pg. 2-3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1984 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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April 24, 1984
EdlntfcEiTikill -a»U
Diablo testing met with new problems
enting to the public the image of a &afe and productive Diablo
Canyon, when in reality such an image doesnt exist. You've got
to give credit to PGAE, however, for trying. Inside the PG&E
Information Center, there exists a myriad of color photographs,
models, and other diagrams explaining the processes involved in
producing nuclear energy and also how Diabo Canyon is an
assuredly safe venture. One wall plaque reads: "After more than a
dozen years of ecological investigations conducted by noted
marine scientists and government agencies, it is anticipated that
the cooling water discharge will not greatly change the animal
composition or the overall water quality of Diablo Cove and the
adjacent shoreline.
In the wake of the recently renewed public concern and tech¬
nical difficulties now being encountered, PG&E officials must
now ask themselves if they really believe their own words and if
it really is worth keeping the plant open — questions that the
public has been asking them for years.
Inside the air-conditioned Pacific Gas and Electric Informa¬
tion Center just off highway 101 in San Luis Obispo, a sign read¬
ing "Sorry! No Tours Today" hung below the tour bus schedule,
while at the very same moment last Friday, protesters were mak¬
ing their voices heard loud and clear in demonstrations outside
the plant's main gate in Avila Beach seven miles down the road.
Once again, the recent public outcry and resulting arrests is forc¬
ing the whole country to sit up and take notice not only about
Diablo Canyon, but also about the feasibility of nuclear power
plants and nuclear power in general.
-Diablo Canyon has been plagued with problems almost since
its inception in the late 1960s, and PGAE has gone out of its
way to assure the public that both nuclear energy and Diablo
Canyon are quite worthwhile undertakings. In 1973, an earth¬
quake fault was detected dangerously close to Diablo Canyon
and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered the a redesign¬
ing of the plant two years later. Diablo Canyon's license was
later approved in 1982, but was short-lived when it was disco¬
vered a couple of months later that certain portions of the plant
had been erroneously designed in a mirTor image of other parts
of the plant. On top of that, talk of questionable management
policies surfaced concernig keeping employees quiet about
potentially hazardous situations.
As a result, the license was suspended and has recently been
reinstated — only to be met with more protests and more tech¬
nical problems: a leaky seal was found in a reactor coolant
pump on Sunday, and the low-power testing that was tentatively
scheduled for Monday has been postponed indefinitely, accord¬
ing to plant officials.
Now more than ever before, Pacific Gas and Electric is in a
position to weigh the pros and cons ofthe Diablo nuclear power
plant and decide if it's really worth it to keep the plant operating
under such adverse conditions. Along with the NRC, Pacific Gas
and Electric must decide if the escalating costs of keeping the
plant operating are worth the constant battle between man and
Murphy's Law, or if it would be to the public's advantage to
shut the whole plant down altogether.
On the subject of public relations, Diablo Canyon has more
going against it than for it. PG&E has a very hard sell in pres-
i
The Daily Collegian
Founded in 1922
Marly Baricaoa. Saa Yiaa, C
ty LOaa, DcWry Jl
AjfjiaL^Buf crfjn
■iA?Cv/ w.ra-;
HERE'S THE L.EM0N... WHERE'S THE JUICE?
T:
April 24,1984
Acceptance creates healthy psyche
ral rite nracticed bv those who had been mnrr aaai/sna ^ffa.r tk.n .s..* ..*• -_: i. ... ™* ...
By John A. Vanortck, M.D.
e practiced by
ember o'f 1970.
We see this same
on our campuses
quency. Ourequivs
dent on a lonely ros
needless deaths an
iffair than ti
ulture the period of dependency is
lengthened by our rituals of for-
ication. As with physical depend-
dependence we look
r family a
and
t it heartening to obteRve how very little
time it takes in order frjra young person to
get an entirely different perspecive on life.
Dr. John Vandrick is the director ofthe
CSUF Health Center and contributes
health columns to the Collegian regularly.
Health
r. So often the When that i-
:. When it
there
The
rough h
literature. In the Old Testament book of
Samuel, we find that Ahithophel, when
his advice to Absalom was disregarded,
"saddled his ass. went straight home and
hanged himself." In our modern era we
remember the death of the Japanese
novelist and playwright. Mishima Yukio,
who in accordance with the ancient cultu-
BLOOM COUNTY
should be that B. Often the e
arc not expressed so blatantly
and in society, most titjnifican
The tremendous
:xpectation factor i
significance of this
re. The childhood of
a much longer and
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