"PG&E To Close Diablo Canyon, California's Last Nuclear Power Plant"

"California’s last nuclear power plant will be phased out by 2025, under a joint proposal announced Tuesday morning by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and labor and environmental groups.

Under the proposal, the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County would be retired by PG&E after its current Nuclear Regulatory Commission operating licenses expire in November 2024 and August 2025.

The power produced by Diablo Canyon’s two nuclear reactors would be replaced with investment in a greenhouse-gas-free portfolio of energy efficiency, renewables and energy storage, PG&E said in a statement.

The proposal is contingent on a number of regulatory actions, including approvals from the California Public Utilities Commission."

Ivan Penn and Samantha Masunaga report for the Los Angeles Times June 21, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Could Close" (New York Times)

"California's Last Nuclear Plant To Close Amid Longstanding Earthquake Concerns" (Guardian)

"PG&E Agrees To Close Diablo Canyon In 2025" (San Luis Obispo Tribune)

"End Of An Atomic Era: PG&E To Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant" (San Francisco Chronicle)

"Why California Is Shuttering Its Last Nuclear Power Plant" (McClatchy)