''Conservation Fallout: Nuclear Protest at Diablo Canyon'' is a 2006 book by John Wills.
Widespread public opposition accompanied the rise of the
U.S. nuclear industry during the 1960s and 1970s. In ''Conservation Fallout'', Wills examines one of the most controversial nuclear projects of the period:
Pacific Gas and Electric
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). The company is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building, in San Francisco, California. PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to 5.2 milli ...
's
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013, Diablo Canyon has been the only operational nu ...
, which was built in a relatively unsettled, biologically diverse, and scenic part of the central
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
coast. Wills bases his book on extensive interviews with the individuals involved, as well as on the archives of the
Sierra Club, several protest organizations, public agencies, and PG&E.
Righter, R. W. 2007. "Wills, Conservation Fallout: Nuclear Protest at Diablo Canyon". JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY -BLOOMINGTON-. 94, no. 1: 346
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See also
* Anti-nuclear movement in California
*Anti-nuclear protests in the United States
The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. Some direct action groups, environmental movements, and professional organisations have identified themselves with the movement at the local, nationa ...
* Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958–1978
* ''Dark Circle''
*John Gofman
John William Gofman (21 September 1918 – 15 August 2007) was an American scientist and advocate. He was Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley.
Gofman pioneered the field of clinical lipidol ...
*List of articles associated with nuclear issues in California
This is a list of Wikipedia articles that are relevant to the topic of nuclear power and nuclear weapons history in the US state of California. The list includes articles about groups that make up the anti-nuclear movement, prominent activists, cou ...
*List of books about nuclear issues
This is a list of books about nuclear issues. They are non-fiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power.
*''The Algebra of Infinite Justice'' (2001)
*'' American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J ...
*Nuclear power in the United States
Nuclear power in the United States is provided by 92 commercial reactors with a net capacity of 94.7 gigawatts (GW), with 61 pressurized water reactors and 31 boiling water reactors. In 2019, they produced a total of 809.41 terawatt-hours of e ...
*San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is a permanently closed nuclear power plant located south of San Clemente, California, on the Pacific coast, in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. The plant was shut down in 2013 after repl ...
References
Anti-nuclear protests in the United States
Books about nuclear issues
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Books about California
2006 non-fiction books
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