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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 ...
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]
The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant as seen from Diablo Cove near San Luis Obispo. ... Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant uses this energy to spin two massive copper coils at a blistering 30 ...
The fast breeder Monju Nuclear Power Plant sodium leak. [41] State-run operator Donen was found to have concealed videotape footage that showed extensive damage to the reactor. [45] 0: 11 March 1997: Tokaimura, Japan: The Tokaimura nuclear reprocessing plant fire and explosion. 37 workers were exposed to low doses of radiation.
Diablo Canyon, located just north of Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, was set to stop operating its two twin reactors in 2024 and 2025. ... Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in San Luis Obispo ...
The San Onofre nuclear plant is the largest source of baseload generation and voltage support in the region and is a critical asset in meeting California's summer electricity and clean energy ...
In April 2011, there was demonstration of 300 people at Avila Beach calling for the closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and a halt to its relicensing application process. The event, organized by San Luis Obispo-based anti-nuclear group Mothers for Peace, was in response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. [34]
Globally, there have been at least 99 (civilian and military) recorded nuclear reactor accidents from 1952 to 2009 (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage, the amount the US federal government uses to define major energy accidents that must be reported), totaling US$20.5 billion in property damages.