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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 ...
Canyon Diablo is a ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, on the edge of the arroyo Canyon Diablo. The community was settled in 1880 and died out in the early 20th century. The town, which is about 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Meteor Crater, was the closest community to the crater when portions of the meteorite were removed.
The Canyon Diablo shootout was a gunfight between American lawmen and a pair of bandits that occurred on April 8, 1905, in the present-day ghost town of Canyon Diablo, Arizona. On the night before, two men named William Evans and John Shaw robbed a saloon in Winslow and made off with at least $ 200 in coins.
It was the largest arrest in the history of the anti-nuclear movement in the United States. [17] [18] Specific protests included: August 6, 1977: the Abalone Alliance held the first blockade at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, and 47 people were arrested. [19] August 1978: almost 500 people were arrested for protesting at Diablo Canyon. [19]
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 ...
San Luis Obispo County analyzed the environmental impacts of the eventual dismantling of the nuclear power plant.
Diablo Canyon Power Plant in 2008. (Associated Press) The dust-up at the state Capitol over nuclear power is the direct result of politicians either setting unrealistic goals or failing to plan ...
The group of activists took the name "Abalone Alliance" referring to the tens of thousands of wild California Red Abalone that were killed in 1974 in Diablo Cove when the unit's plumbing had its first hot flush. The Abalone Alliance staged blockades and occupations at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant site between 1977 and 1984. [1]