The Rancho Seco oral histories document the story of the, now closed, Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant located in Ione, California. The oral histories present a broad range of perspectives and attitudes. Issues included plant safety
environmental concerns
down time due to technical problems resulting in increased cost to SMUD users
organizational structure and relationship of managers, staff and contractors
closed board meetings
and plant operations that were eventually closed down by voters. Deborah Blum was a science writer with the Sacramento Bee and was an environment reporter with the Fresno Bee before that.
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