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The 1970s proved to be a pivotal period for the anti-nuclear movement in California. Opposition to nuclear power in California coincided with the growth of the country's environmental movement. Opposition to nuclear power increased when President Richard Nixon called for the construction of 1000 nuclear plants by the year 2000. [1]
Ward Valley Campaigns are seemingly connected to the anti-nuclear movement in California that gained momentum in the 1970s. [10] [11] The movement had been amidst rising public awareness of nuclear safety issues, particularly after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, which heightened fears regarding nuclear energy. [12]
The anti-nuclear movement is a social movement that opposes various nuclear technologies. Some direct action groups, environmental movements , and professional organisations have identified themselves with the movement at the local, national, or international level.
The incident caused widespread concern around the world and "provided a decisive impetus for the emergence of the anti-nuclear weapons movement in many countries". [9] The anti-nuclear weapons movement grew rapidly because for many people the atomic bomb "encapsulated the very worst direction in which society was moving". [19]
Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958–1978 is the first detailed history of the anti-nuclear movement in the United States, written by Thomas Wellock. It is also the first state-level research on the subject with a focus on California. [1] [2] Reviewer Paula Garb has said:
This is a list of Wikipedia articles that are relevant to the topic of nuclear power and nuclear weapons history in the US state of California.The list includes articles about groups that make up the anti-nuclear movement, prominent activists, court cases, a book documenting the state's history, nuclear power stations and the Department of Energy's laboratories in the state.
Among the many social movements that arose in the 1960s and ’70s, one just about everyone on the liberal spectrum could agree on was anti-“nuke.” Hiroshima and Nagasaki left behind a ...
The anti-nuclear movement in the United States consists of more than 80 anti-nuclear groups that oppose nuclear power, nuclear weapons, and/or uranium mining.These have included the Abalone Alliance, Citizens Awareness Network, Clamshell Alliance, Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, Nevada Desert Experience, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Physicians for Social Responsibility ...