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The US Administration, through the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the signing of the credit award and payment agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) to finalise terms for $1.1bn in credit payments through the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) programme for the Diablo Canyon NPP in California. The $6bn CNC programme is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office. It supports the continued operations of nuclear energy facilities, preserving thousands of jobs while avoiding an increase in carbon emissions.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-credit-support-for-diablo-canyon-11456457
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has agreed to allow the Diablo Canyon NPP to operate for an additional five years, despite calls from environmental groups for its closure. The CPUC voted to extend the shutdown date to 2030 instead of closing it in 2025 as previously agreed. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) still needs to conduct a safety review.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscalifornia-regulators-agree-to-extend-diablo-canyon-operation-11383482
Californian regulators have agreed to extending the operations of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant for an additional five years, to 2030.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/State-regulators-approve-Diablo-Canyon-continued-o
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved an exemption request from Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) to allow continued operation of the Diablo Canyon NPP beyond its current licences. This will allow PG&E to continue operating both units at Diablo Canyon while the company's Licence Renewal Application (LRA) is under review. PG&E intends to submit a new LRA by the end of 2023. The current licences for units 1&2 expire in 2024 and 2025.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 09 March 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-nrc-approves-request-for-continued-operation-of-diablo-canyon-10657569
Days after California's energy commission agreed that continued operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant until at least 2030 was necessary, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted an exemption allowing the two units to continue operating while the agency considers Pacific Gas & Electric Co's (PG&E) application to renew the plant's licence.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 04 March 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Regulatory-progress-for-continued-operation-of-Dia
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) plans to submit a new licence renewal application for its Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) - California's last nuclear power plant - to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) after the regulator said it will not resume its review of the previously submitted and subsequently withdrawn application.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 26 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/New-application-required-for-Diablo-Canyon-licence
The US Administration, through the Department of Energy (DOE), has announced the conditional selection of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California to receive the first round of funding from the $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) programme, funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 25 November 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-provides-funding-for-diablo-canyon-npp-10381420
The grant funds may offer a path to keeping the two-unit Diablo Canyon nuclear station online beyond its scheduled shutdown in 2025.
In June 2016, station owner and operator PG&E announced that it had reached an agreement with organised labour and environmental organisations to increase its investment in energy efficiency and storage, as well as renewables, and to close Diablo Canyon upon the expiration of the reactors’ operating licences – November 2024 for Unit 1 and August 2025 for Unit 2.
But in September 2022, California legislators voted to extend the life of the state’s last nuclear power station by five years as protection against possible blackouts – provided the federal government pays much of the cost.
Mr Newsom, a longtime proponent of shutting down the station, reversed course and embarked on a last-minute effort to extend its operation. His administration cited “unprecedented stress” on the state’s energy system as a reason for keeping open Diablo Canyon, which alone accounts for 9% of the state’s generation and 17% of its electricity from carbon-free sources.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/diablo-canyon-gets-usd1-1-billion-to-keep-reactors-online-but-palisades-misses-out-11-2-2022
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has formally asked the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to resume its review of the licence renewal application for the two-unit plant after the state of California passed legislation that would enable the plant to continue operating until 2030.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 03 November 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/PG-E-resumes-Diablo-Canyon-relicensing
Lawmakers in California have until 31 August - when the current legislative session ends - to vote on a proposed bill that would extend operations at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The American Nuclear Society has written to state legislators urging quick passage of the bipartisan legislation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Californian-lawmakers-urged-to-support-Diablo-Cany