Deborah Blum
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.
Date of Interview
Interviewer
1995-04-26
Unknown
Project
Program/Repository
Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant Oral History Project
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[T]hat accident served as a catalyst, and then at that point I think the Bee served as a catalyst.... Because then we really came down on that plant.