California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Friday filed an amicus brief in federal court urging the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to evaluate the effects a terrorist attack would have on a nuclear fuel storage facility proposed by Pacific Gas & Electric. The PG&E Corp (PCG) unit is looking to expand spent fuel storage capacity at its 2,200 megawatt Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant near San Luis Obispo, Calif. The utility expects a decision from the NRC soon on whether it can proceed with the project, which it hopes to complete in 2006, said Pacific Gas & Electric spokesman Jeff Lewis. The NRC ruled in January 2003 that it didn’t have to address potential terrorism in its environmental assessment of the facility, a position which endangers California residents, Lockyer said. Full Story
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