Diablo Canyon Power Plant

A Central Coast lawmaker is trying to close a multi-million dollar funding gap tied to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. The proposal comes after California extended the plant’s operations, and excluded a previous tax that funded local schools and public services.

As state lawmakers consider whether Diablo Canyon should stay open past its 2030 planned closure, residents of San Luis Obispo are increasingly supportive of keeping the facility open.

State Senator John Laird told KCBX he will make sure funding to local communities is included on any potential bill to extend the Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s operations past the year 2030.

The nuclear power plant is one step closer to continuing operations past the year 2030.

The petition urges the State Water Board to edit Diablo Canyon's water quality certificate so that it expires four years from now.

A new bill in the state legislature would renew funding paid by PG&E to communities and schools around Diablo Canyon, California’s only operational nuclear power plant.

Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a federal agency, is expected to give Diablo Canyon a license to operate until 2045. That’s 15 years longer than what state law has approved.

The board will decide the fate of a certificate that would allow a federal agency to renew the plant’s license until 2045.

Tom Jones from PG&E said the state legislature will make the final decision on whether to keep Diablo Canyon running for an additional twenty years.

The Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee usually holds three public meetings a year about California’s only operational nuclear power plant, according to their website.