by Amanda Witherell
This is sort of funny and sort of annoying, considering that when I contacted Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to request a tour for a story I was working on about the future of nuclear power, I was denied admittance and told:
“All tour requests are screened against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s post-9/11 requirement that U.S. nuclear plant licensees provide tours only when there is a clear business need. Upon review of your request, we have determined that it does not meet this screening requirement.”
Which is total bullshit. The same week I made my request, a reporter at the OC Register got a tour of San Onofre.
That aside, this guy got a free ride in!