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§ 712.1

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(a)The Legislature finds and declares that in commission Decision 88-12-083 (December 19, 1988) Re Pacific Gas and Electric Company (30 CPUC.2d 189), the commission created the Independent Safety Committee for Diablo Canyon to make recommendations appropriate to enhance the safety of the operation of the Diablo Canyon powerplant.
(b)The Independent Safety Committee for Diablo Canyon shall continue to have the rights established pursuant to commission Decision 88-12-083, as amended by Decisions 07-01-028 and 21-09-003, to conduct annual examinations of the Diablo Canyon powerplant and make additional site visits. The committee shall cease operations no sooner than when the Diablo Canyon powerplant has ceased operations and all spent nuclear fuel has been moved to dry storage at the Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
(c)The Independent Safety Committee for Diablo Canyon shall be composed of three experts, one each shall be appointed by the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Chair of the Energy Commission, from a list of candidates nominated by the President of the commission that shall include not more than three qualified candidates as alternatives to the reappointment of the appointing authority’s designated committee member whose term is expiring, and which shall also include the incumbent committee member if the member consents to being an additional candidate. The incumbent as of August 1, 2022, may continue to serve their current term until it expires.
(d)The commission shall ensure the funding of the Independent Safety Committee for Diablo Canyon to attract qualified experts during the period of extended Diablo Canyon powerplant operations, as defined by Section 712.8.
(e)In addition to the duties and responsibilities set forth in commission decisions, the Independent Safety Committee for Diablo Canyon shall do both of the following:
(1)Consult with and incorporate into its assessments and recommendations the independent peer review panel established pursuant to Section 712.
(2)Transmit annually its findings and recommendations for improved safety, and any response required pursuant to subdivision (f), to the Legislature, the Governor, the commission, the Energy Commission, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the company licensed to operate the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant. The report transmitted to the Legislature shall be in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(f)The company licensed to operate the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 powerplant shall annually respond to the annual report provided for in paragraph
(2)of subdivision
(e)and distribute its response to the governmental entities specified in that paragraph.
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