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On September 2, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 846 into law, providing a path to extend operations at Diablo Canyon Power Plant beyond the current planned closures of unit 1 in 2024 and unit 2 in 2025. The County of San Luis Obispo has established a website to track the implementation of SB 846.
Click HERE to view the SLO County SB 846 Implementation Website.
Engagement Panel Hosts Public Meeting to Discuss
Long-Term Spent Nuclear Fuel Management at Diablo Canyon
Spent Nuclear Fuel is accumulating at Diablo Canyon. How long will it remain there and where will it go?
The Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Engagement Panel, in cooperation with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hosted an in-person and virtual public meeting to discuss the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel at Diablo Canyon and the implications of national efforts to establish interim consolidated storage facilities and a permanent disposal facility.
Topics discussed include:
- An overview of spent nuclear fuel storage in the US.
- The current status of spent nuclear fuel storage at Diablo Canyon and implications of extended operations.
- A presentation on current activities to establish a consolidated interim storage facility and a permanent national repository for spent nuclear fuel.
- Examples of spent nuclear fuel storage projects in Finland and Canada.
- Advocating for offsite solutions for spent nuclear fuel.
Upcoming Public Meetings and Workshops
Status Report on Safety Issues Raised by Community Members
Date and Location TBD
A public meeting to receive an update from the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee on safety related issues previously raised by members of the community.
Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee
February 19-20, 2025
Avila Beach, CA
A public meeting to address safety related issues and concerns at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
Diablo Canyon
Decommissioning Engagement Panel
Strategic Vision
Since its creation in May 2018, the Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Engagement Panel has conducted public meetings and workshops on key topics of decommissioning, including Decommissioning Process, Decommissioning Funding, Use of Diablo Canyon Lands, Repurposing of Diablo Canyon Facilities, Emergency Services, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Performance and Structure of the Panel, and Economic Opportunities and Impacts of Decommissioning. The Panel has prepared a Strategic Vision Report that includes vision statements, goals and specific recommendations for these key areas of decommissioning based on the community input and technical presentations at the meetings and workshops. The Strategic Vision was submitted to PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission in 2018 and has been continuously updated as new decommissioning topics are addressed.
Community Meetings and Workshops have addressed the following topics
Decommissioning
Process
The regulatory process and timing
of decommissioning.
Decommissioning
Funding
The cost associated with decommissioning.
Diablo Canyon
Lands
The future use of the 12,000 acres of land and
14 miles of coastline surrounding DCPP.
Repurposing of
Facilities
The repurposing of non-radiological
facilities at DCPP.
Emergency
Planning
Emergency planning systems after
decommissioning of DCPP.
Spent Nuclear Fuel
Management
The storage and management of spent
nuclear fuel after decommissioning
Panel Performance and Structure
The past performance and future
structure of the Panel.
Economic Opportunities
& Impacts
Economic Opportunities and Impacts
of Decommissioning
Transportation Impacts
Transportation of Non-Radioactive Materials
and Low-Level Radioactive Wastes
Water Resources
Water Resources at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant and Lands
Video Tour of Diablo Canyon Power Plant Facilities
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