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  • Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit 2,240-MW nuclear plant in San Luis Obispo County, California. The units, both Westinghouse pressurized water reactor units, began operation in 1985 and 1986, respectively. The nuclear power plant is located near Avila Beach, California. Courtesy: PG&E
    Legal & Regulatory

    PG&E Secures Key Lease Extension for Diablo Canyon

    California’s State Lands Commission has approved a lease extension that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) needed to operate its two Diablo Canyon Power Plant nuclear reactors until 2025. The three-member commission unanimously approved extending the lease for the power plant’s cooling water infrastructure through the end of its current federal licensing period. Without those extensions, […]