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California Nuclear Power Plant Safety Committee to Spur Public Participation.

By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 30--A state judge is recommending several changes be made that could enhance public participation in the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee.

The committee is mandated by the state Public Utilities Commission and holds meetings locally several times a year to review safety issues at the nuclear power plant. However, public participation in these meetings is minimal and plant owner Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has asked in the past that the panel be disb

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