San Luis Obispo County thirsty for desalination partnership
California’s continued drought is helping build the case for costly desalination plant reboots and entirely new projects up and down the coast. In San Luis Obispo County, Third District Supervisor Adam Hill said a possible plan to use excess desalinated water production capacity at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to replenish south county aquifers Read More →
Read More →Op/ed: PG&E exec answers critics, says Diablo Canyon is safe, secure
Our March 13 editorial raised questions about PG&E’s recent seismic assessment of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near Avila Beach. In response to coverage in the Business Times and other media, PG&E has offered the following commentary.
Read More →Editorial: Diablo Canyon study sets stage for debate
In the post-Fukushima world, regulators will be extremely cautious in their assessment of earthquake-tsunami risk.
Read More →Editorial: Earthquake worries rattle future of Diablo Canyon
The magnitude 6.0 earthquake centered in Southern Napa County this month has again brought the issue of seismic risk at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo onto the news pages. Reporting by the Associated Press has revealed a deep internal rift at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Officials in the agency are at Read More →
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Last plant standing: PG&E touts safety upgrades at Diablo Canyon
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Read More →Editorial: PG&E can make Diablo a model for nuclear safety
This pause in relicensing should be a chance for PG&E to make real improvements in safety systems.
Read More →Editorial: Common sense should guide plant relicensing
Taking all the time that’s required to get Diablo Canyon’s relicensing right is in the best interest of the nuclear industry.
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