State Environmental Regulator Approves Continued Operations at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

Diablo Canyon Clears Hurdle to Stay Open Until at Least 2030

The California Coastal Commission approves permit allowing state’s last nuclear power plant to continue operating past its 2025 shutdown deadline.

State environmental regulator approves continued operations at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KEYT) – On Thursday, the California Coastal Commission approved with conditions the continued operation of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. According to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) which operates the facility, the power plant is California's largest and only remaining nuclear power plant in operation which generates enough electricity for about three million people, approximately nine percent of the state's …

Last nuclear power plant in Calif. faces renewed scrutiny with latest permit

California’s last nuclear power plant overcame a regulatory hurdle on Thursday when the California Coastal Commission voted to approve keeping the plant open for at least five years.

California Coastal Commission approves land deal to extend last nuclear plant through 2030

On Dec. 11, California environmental regulators struck a landmark deal with Pacific Gas & Electric to extend the life of the state's last remaining nuclear power plant in exchange for thousands of acres of new land conservation in San Luis Obispo County.

California's last nuclear power plant faces renewed scrutiny as it gains latest permit

Pacific Gas & Electric will be required to conserve 4,000 acres of land around the Diablo Canyon plant to keep operating until 2030.

California’s last nuclear power plant faces renewed scrutiny as it gains latest permit

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for its newsletters. California’s last nuclear power plant overcame a regulatory hurdle on Thursday when the California Coastal Commission voted to approve keeping the plant open for at least five years. It was one of the final obstacles the controversial Diablo Canyon Power Plant had to clear to continue operating amid renewed opposition. The decision was conditioned on a plan that woul…