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The legislative body for San Luis Obispo County has expressed its support for keeping open the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, voting to ask California Governor Gavin Newsom to ensure Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) has the necessary permits to keep the state's only remaining nuclear power plant in operation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 23 February 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Local-legislators-support-Diablo-Canyon
The premature shutdown of Diablo Canyon units 1 and 2 will "inflict grave harm to California's economy and environment," according to the American Nuclear Society (ANS). The closure of California's last remaining nuclear power plant will cause more grid instability and rolling blackouts for the state because Diablo Canyon reliably supplies about 10% of in-state power, it says. Former US energy secretaries Steven Chu and Ernest Moniz have also called for the decision to shut down the plant to be reassessed.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 27 November 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Calls-for-Diablo-Canyon-shut-down-to-be-reconsider