Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:24:49 +0000
California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant can continue operating at least through much of 2030 after state energy regulators on Dec. 14 voted to keep the facility open an additional five […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:26:55 +0000
A California judge rejected a lawsuit from an environmental group seeking to keep Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from extending the operating life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:18:19 +0000
The Biden administration has pledged another $1.2 billion to help extend the operating life of older or distressed nuclear power plants, with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm saying nuclear power is needed to support the nation’s clean energy goals. The funding, announced by the Dept. of Energy (DOE) on March 2, is the second tranche of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:18:51 +0000
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has denied a request from California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to renew a review of an operating license application for the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. The move at least temporarily puts on hold plans to extend the operation of two reactors at Diablo Canyon, the last operating […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:18:51 +0000
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has rejected a request from California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to extend the operating life of two reactors at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, the last operating nuclear power facility in the state. PG&E in October 2022 had asked the NRC to resume consideration of an application—first […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:18:51 +0000
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has rejected a request from California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to extend the operating life of two reactors at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, the last operating nuclear power facility in the state. PG&E in October 2022 had asked the NRC to resume consideration of an application—first […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:12:24 +0000
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first round of funding from its $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program is poised to go to Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California’s only operational nuclear plant. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Diablo Canyon’s owner, could receive up to $1.1 billion in credits to extend the 2.2-GW plant’s operation for […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:32:02 +0000
California’s lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 846, effectively offering Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) a pathway to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open until at least 2030. The bill, authored by Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham, a Republican from San Luis Obispo, and Democratic state Sen. Bill Dodd of Napa, passed the California Assembly by 69–3 […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:29:01 +0000
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a plan that would keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open into 2035, a decade beyond the facility’s current closure date. The proposal, which in part includes giving plant owner Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) a forgivable $1.4-billion loan, was included in a draft legislative package sent to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:11:44 +0000
California in the not-so-distant past was a consistent top 10 state for nuclear power in terms of net generation. It was even known as “a pioneer in harnessing nuclear energy.” Today, though, the state has
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