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The plant is located in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. In 2016, PG&E announced that it plans to close the two Diablo Canyon reactors in 2024 and 2025, stating that because California's energy regulations give renewables priority over nuclear, the plant would likely only run half-time, making it uneconomical. [3]
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is a permanently closed nuclear power plant located south of San Clemente, California, on the Pacific coast, in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. The plant was shut down in 2013 after defects were found in replacement steam generators; it is currently in the process of being decommissioned.
The California Energy Commission has blamed development delays and supply chain constraints in the solar, wind and energy storage markets for the failure to replace the 2,200-megawatt power plant ...
Californians deserve better, starting with an honest assessment of whether California’s last nuclear power plant will shut down in 2030 — or will, as PG&E predicts, be needed beyond that date ...
With a push from Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 846 in September, allowing up to $1.4 billion to be allocated to PG&E to fund the nuclear power plant’s ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy supplies amid a warming climate.
The plant cost $375 million [1] when it was built in 1974 ($1.8 billion in 2023 dollars [2]) and it cost about $120 million in 1974 dollars to decommission ($577 million in 2023 dollars [2]), according to the SMUD Rancho Seco Nuclear Education Center.
An environmental group has sued the U.S. Energy Department over its decision to award over $1 billion to help keep California’s last nuclear power plant running beyond a planned closure that was ...