Ballot measure would shut state's 2 nuclear plants, analyst finds
Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 01:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The nonpartisan report says the closure of San Onofre and Diablo Canyon would disrupt one of the state's most reliable power sources and have profound effects on the economy. Sponsor Ben Davis Jr. needs 504,760 signatures to qualify the Nuclear Waste Act of 2012 for the ballot.A state ballot initiative proposed for next fall would force California's two nuclear power plants to immediately shut down, causing rolling blackouts, spikes in electricity rates and billions of dollars in economic losses each year, a nonpartisan analyst has found.