The announcement itself was not unexpected-it’s one of the reasons why we started Mothers for Nuclear in the first place. When we saw well-run plants facing premature shutdown across the United States, we were uncomfortable. When shuttered nuclear plants were replaced with fossil fuels, we were perplexed. When the threat came to Diablo Canyon, we were mad.
Read MoreWhen we first discovered a website called “Save Diablo”, we thought - Wait! Why does Diablo need saving?!
This was the beginning of a transformation for our community and state, and for us personally - we went on to form Mothers for Nuclear.