Category: Diablo Canyon
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When you combine AI and nuclear power, the results can be catastrophic (The Hill)
Linda Parks has an op-ed in The Hill this week about the risks of nuclear power being used to power the expansion of artificial intelligence. “Big tech needs to find more...
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California’s last nuclear plant is a risky, costly business (Los Angeles Times)
“The plant is central in an ongoing debate over California’s energy future, Noah Haggerty, a mass media fellow at The Times, explained this week. Key arguments center on the skyrocketing...
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Earthquake risks and rising costs: The price of operating California’s last nuclear plant (Los Angeles Times)
“Under two gargantuan domes of thick concrete and steel that rise along California’s rugged Central Coast, subatomic particles slam into uranium, triggering one of the most energetic reactions on Earth....
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What comes next for Diablo Canyon after a budget debacle and over $1B loaned to PG&E? (Sacramento Bee)
“Two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom brokered an agreement to help Pacific Gas & Electric Co. preserve the life of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the state’s Central Coast,...
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California lawmakers fold in budget spat, approve Gavin Newsom’s $400M loan to Diablo Canyon (The Sacramento Bee)
“California lawmakers agreed to loan Pacific Gas & Electric Co. an additional $400 million to extend the life of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, ceding to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push...
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California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear plant running (AP News)
“The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a...
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Californians Warned of $12 Billion Nuclear Bill (Newsweek)
“California-based utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is looking to spend nearly $12 billion to extend the life of its Diablo Canyon Power Plant until 2030 according to environmental...
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Critics fear PG&E’s aging Diablo Canyon power plant costs may be twice the initial estimates (NBC Bay Area)
“The cost of keeping the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open five more years could be as much as double what PG&E had first estimated back when a deal was...
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California lawmakers in standoff with Gavin Newsom over $400M loan to keep Diablo Canyon open (Sacramento Bee)
“California lawmakers rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to include another $400 million for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in the state budget, in a political standoff that began in 2022...
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Anti-nuclear activists file appeal over Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant’s safety operations (KCBX)
“Two nonprofit groups, Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth, submitted an appeal brief to the ninth circuit court system this week. It accuses the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of...
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California’s last nuclear plant gets lifeline amid search for more clean energy (Courthouse News Service)
“The decadeslong safety debate is likely to continue, though. A researcher from UC Berkeley recently concluded the plant does represent a significant risk due to deterioration, according to the Los...
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California energy officials vote to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operations (LA Times)
“‘Inside the aging Diablo Canyon reactors resides an astronomical quantity of radioactivity,’ said Daniel Hirsch, a retired director of the Program on Environmental and Nuclear Policy at UC Santa Cruz....
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Diablo Canyon, the last remaining nuclear power plant in California, gets a lifeline (San Diego Union-Tribune)
“’No matter what is said today, the results appear preordained,’ said one caller from PG&E’s service territory. ‘Each of you commissioners were appointed by Gov. Newsom.'” Read the full article...
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Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Safety Concerns: 2023 Year End Update
Governor Newsom recently pushed through a $1.4 billion loan to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant operating despite safety concerns. This raises questions about the plant’s safety and potential...
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State legislator, expert seek testing to vouch for at-risk welds at PG&E’s Diablo plant (NBC Bay Area)
“With PG&E seeking to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant another 20 years, a state legislator and a long-time pro-nuclear scientist are calling for PG&E to conduct...