Martha Ann Blackman

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. Martha Ann Blackman was a Board Member with the Sacramentans for SAFE Energy.


Date of Interview

Interviewer

1995-04-18

Pat Johnson

Project

Program/Repository

Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant Oral History Project

California State University, Sacramento

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Image of people protesting the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant. There is a small black coffin in the foreground, a woman placing a white flower on the coffin, and other protesters sitting on the floor. Security guards and other people can be seen behind a desk in the background.
Courtesy of the Center for Sacramento History

Although I knew nothing about it, I had a very uncomfortable feeling when I was there. And being quite an intuitive person, I listened to that feeling a lot.