Mothers (for Nuclear) know best

Zaitz

Hoff

In late 2015, we heard rumors that Diablo Canyon was under threat of premature closure. As details emerged, we realized the situation was dire—similar stories were emerging around the country and the world. Nuclear plants were shutting down early for reasons that had nothing to do with plant conditions or operations, but because of politics and poor public perception.

We started brainstorming possible ways we could help, then realized our efforts had to be about more than just one plant. We knew we were in a bit of a unique position. There aren’t a whole lot of women in our industry—­especially not hippie environmentalist moms. Our story is interesting in that we were initially skeptical about nuclear power, asked questions over many years, and eventually changed our minds to support it.