BREAKING: PG&E will seek a 20-year permit — but state officials only want the nuclear power plant open through 2030 to smooth the transition to renewable energy.
Today’s exemption is the first step toward a full extension of the plant past 2025. As part of the license renewal process, the federal agency said PG&E needs to provide detailed information on the condition of the reactors. The agency’s review of an application typically takes about two years.
In 2016 PG&E announced plans to close Diablo Canyon, citing the cost of operations. The California Public Utilities Commission approved the closure in 2018, after the utility reached a settlement agreement with advocacy groups and environmentalists. Under that agreement, one reactor was set to shut down in 2024 and the second in 2025.
Hallie Templeton, legal director of Friends of the Earth, called today’s decision “an ominous warning sign for how independent the NRC will be in evaluating the earthquake risk and the overall operational integrity of the Diablo Canyon reactors.”
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