Report says nuclear evacuation planning inadequate 

Paso Robles is 30 miles from nuclear reactor

The Lompoc Record: In a report released Friday by the nonprofit Disaster Accountability Project, investigators found emergency and evacuation planning related to potential radiological incidents at Diablo Canyon Power Plant are “dangerously inadequate,” especially for communities more than 10 miles away from the plant.

The report looked at nine jurisdictions — San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Monterey and Kern counties and the cities of Atascadero, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Lompoc.

The report says only one of the nine jurisdictions, and none of seven located between 10 and 50 miles of Diablo Canyon, reported providing educational materials or plans to residents in the event of an emergency at the plant.

Additionally, only three of the nine also provided emergency plans specific to a disaster at Diablo.

Click here to read the report from the Disaster Accountability Project.

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