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Federal Inspections at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Found Deficient
There have been worrisome problems at the 2,200 MW Diablo Nuclear Power Plant, causing one of the two units to...
CPUC Approves $4.5B for SONGS Decommissioning
Utility regulators rejected cost and safety concerns raised by ratepayer and nuclear safety advocates as they approved without comment a...
Study Says State Would Save Money, Prevent Pollution if Diablo Canyon Stayed Open
Keeping the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant running 10 years past the expiration of its federal operating licenses would save...
Carbon neutrality challenges, EV chargers, Clean energy grants
The road to essential carbon neutrality is laden with challenges, requiring more than electrification of vehicles and buildings. Renewable fuels,...
Remote Meeting on Diablo Canyon Limits Public Comment
In place of the usual annual public meeting in San Luis Obispo for updates on the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power...
New Problem at Diablo Nuclear Plant’s Unit 2 Causes 3rd Shut Down
Correction made Jan. 21 Half of California’s sole remaining nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, is offline for the third time in...
Recurring Problem Forced Diablo Canyon Nuke Unit Offline
The untimely Oct. 15 shut down of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s Unit 2 is the second malfunction in a...
Smaller Nukes will Cut Carbon Pollution, House Panel Finds
Smaller, more advanced nuclear power plants were touted as part of the nation’s clean energy solution during a March 3...
Group Seeks to Halt SONGS Decommissioning
Public Watchdogs filed suit Sept. 26 asking a federal judge to halt the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station decommissioning process....
Inside The Beltway: Sparks Fly Over DOE Budget
Energy Secretary Rick Perry covered the water front of U.S. energy issues May 9 during a House Energy & Commerce...
Shorts
Snow depth and snow water equivalent is 200 percent of average, or 51 inches, at the Department of Water Resources' Sierra...
The Buzz
State energy agencies are delving into natural gas and electricity price spikes in Southern California. One major SoCal Gas supply...
Undercurrents: No Rush in Sacramento on PG&E
Keeping the lights on and making sure wildfire victims and utility ratepayers are treated fairly as the state’s largest utility...
NRC Raises Doubts About SONGS Fuel Canister
Federal nuclear power safety regulators criticized Southern California Edison in an Oct. 19 inspection report for almost dropping a canister...
Advanced Nuclear Reactors Gain Bipartisan Steam
The allure of developing advanced nuclear power technologies not vulnerable to reactor meltdowns gained ground in the U.S. Senate this...
Undercurrents
A modeling tool aimed at helping optimize where to install electric vehicle chargers, the type—level one or two charges—and how...
Opinionated: The Long & Winding Road to End Nuclear Power in California
By The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility The end of commercial nuclear power in California approaches, a little more than half...
Juice: While We Were Gone
No big breaking energy news occurred during our brief summer hiatus, but there were notable energy-related developments, including the release...
Shorts
The Energy Information Administration has added forecasts for small-scale solar system power capacity to its periodic Short-Term Energy Outlook reports....
Undercurrents: Nuclear Waste Gains Focus
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reactivated the Yucca Mountain radioactive dump licensing process May 31, angering many. “Restarting the licensing process...