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The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. Following the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013, Diablo Canyon is now the only operational nuclear plant in California, as well as the state's largest single power station. It was the subject of ...
That means the utility company can continue operating Diablo Canyon past 2025 — as long as it submits a new license renewal application to the NRC by Dec. 31, according to the letter sent by the ...
Diablo Canyon was set to close in 2025 after PG&E chose to decommission the plant rather than invest in expensive environmental and earthquake safety upgrades. But the governor, seeking to avoid ...
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A $1.4 billion state loan and a hoped-for portion of $6 billion in federal funds are to be directed primarily to the cost of getting Diablo’s license extended.
The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a rapid growth in the development of nuclear power in the United States.By 1976, however, many nuclear plant proposals were no longer viable due to a slower rate of growth in electricity demand, significant cost and time overruns, and more complex regulatory requirements.
Officially, the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant has the state’s permission to operate for five additional years — until 2030. Unofficially, it could be even longer.
PG&E submitted an application to the NRC in November 2009 to extend the plant licenses by 20 years for each unit. The plant, operated by PG&E, is located in Avila Beach, Calif. The current 40-year operating licenses for Diablo Canyon’s Units 1 and 2 are due to expire on Nov. 2, 2024, and Aug. 26, 2025, respectively.