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The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. Following the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013, Diablo Canyon is now the only operational nuclear plant in California, as well as the state's largest single power station. It was the subject of ...
The Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County is the largest power station in California with a nameplate capacity of 2,256 MW and an annual generation of 18,214 GWh in 2018. [6] The largest under construction is the Westlands Solar Park in Kings County, which will generate 2,000 MW when completed in 2025. [7] [8]
Amid coastal bluffs speckled with brush and buckwheat, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant uses this energy to spin two massive copper coils at a blistering 30 revolutions per second.
Location Reactors NPP sites Region I [2] King of Prussia, Pennsylvania: North-east 25 16 Region II [3] Atlanta, Georgia: ... Diablo Canyon Power Plant in Avila Beach;
“The question of whether Diablo Canyon Power Plant should continue to operate until 2030 is a momentous question, which leads to two additional momentous questions: First, is Diablo’s energy ...
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Diablo Canyon (Nuclear) Power Plant, located in San Luis Obispo County California, was originally designed to withstand a 6.75 magnitude earthquake from four faults, including the nearby San Andreas Fault and Hosgri Fault, [1] but was later upgraded to withstand a 7.5 magnitude quake. [2]
Diablo Canyon lies on a bluff overlooking the Pacific midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It began operating in the mid-1980s and supplies up to 9% of the state’s electricity on any given day. In 2016, PG&E, environmental groups and unions representing plant workers agreed to close the facility by 2025.