Inside What Led to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant Staying Open

Diablo Canyon Moves Step Closer to Staying Open with Land Conservation Plan

Pacific Gas & Electric is one step closer to keeping the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open until 2030. On Thursday, the California Coastal Commission voted 9-3 to give PG&E a coastal development permit that will extend the power plant’s life. The permit requires PG&E to dedicate thousands of acres of surrounding land to conservation to offset the negative environmental impacts of plant’s seawater once-through cooling system. The nuclear pow…

Inside what led to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant staying open

Environmentalists have long feared the worst with Diablo Canyon because it sits on several fault lines and is positioned near the water.

Diablo Canyon clears major licensing hurdle with state approval

(Page 1) The license extension request for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant recently received key approval from a California state agency. On Dec. 11, the