"As California embraces renewable energy, the future is unclear for state's last nuclear power plant"
Nuclear crossroad: California reactors face uncertain future
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six years ago, the company that owns California's last operating nuclear power plant announced it would seek an extended lifespan for its aging reactors. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. envisioned Diablo Canyon as a linchpin in the state's green energy future, with its low-carbon electricity illuminating homes to nearly midcentury.
Now, with a much changed nuclear power landscape, the company is evaluating whether to meet a tangle of potentially costly state environmental requirements needed to obtain renewed operating licenses.
If it doesn't move forward, California's nuclear power age will end...
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