Conservation Fallout: Nuclear Protest at Diablo Canyon
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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's Diablo Canyon Power Plant
, which was built in a relatively unsettled, biologically diverse, and scenic part of the central California
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.
Widespread public opposition
Anti-nuclear movement in the United States
The anti-nuclear movement in the United States consists of more than 80 anti-nuclear groups which have acted to oppose nuclear power or nuclear weapons, or both, in the United States. These groups include the Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research,...
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's Diablo Canyon Power Plant
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
Diablo Canyon Power Plant is an electricity-generating nuclear power plant at Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. The plant has two Westinghouse-designed 4-loop pressurized-water nuclear reactors operated by Pacific Gas & Electric. The facility is located on about in Avila Beach,...
, which was built in a relatively unsettled, biologically diverse, and scenic part of the central California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
coast. Wills bases his book on extensive interviews with the individuals involved, as well as on the archives of the Sierra Club
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the conservationist and preservationist John Muir, who became its first president...
, several protest organizations, public agencies, and PG&E.