California reactors win exemption in fight to keep running

Contentious California nuclear plant can keep operating, federal regulators decide

California’s biggest utility will be able to keep a disputed nuclear plant running while seeking official permission to extend the facility’s operations, a federal regulatory decided on Thursday.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted an exemption on Thursday to Pacific Gas & Electricity that will allow the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to continue operating under its […]

California reactors win exemption in fight to keep running

Government regulators Thursday granted California’s largest utility an unusual exemption that could allow the state’s last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its federal operating licenses.

California's Last Nuclear Plant Gets OK to Operate Past 2025 as Bridge to Clean Energy

The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Courtesy PG&E The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved Pacific Gas and Electric’s request to allow continued operation of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant near Santa Barbara. The decision means California’s last nuclear power plant can serve as a carbon-free bridge to a clean-energy future based on renewable energy. The exemption, similar to those granted to other utilities, will allow PG&E to c…

California reactors win exemption in fight to keep running

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Government regulators Thursday granted California’s largest utility an unusual exemption that could allow the state’s last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its federal operating licenses, a key piece of a contentious proposal to keep the reactors producing electricity for years to come. The twin-reactor Diablo Canyon […]

California reactors win exemption in fight to keep running

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Government regulators Thursday granted California’s largest utility an unusual exemption that could allow the state’s last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its federal operating licenses, a key piece of a contentious proposal to keep the reactors producing electricity for years to come. The twin-reactor Diablo Canyon […]

California reactors win exemption in fight to keep running

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Government regulators Thursday granted California’s largest utility an unusual exemption that could allow the state's last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its federal operating licenses, a key piece