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NCPA Calls on California Legislature to Act in Wake of NRC Diablo Canyon License Renewals | American Public Power Association The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating licenses of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in California for an additional 20 years.

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San Luis Obispo City Council urged the California State Legislature to support safety efforts, reinstate tax revenues and support land conservation in SLO as the legislature deliberates on extending nuclear plant Diablo Canyon’s operations by 20 years. The council voted 5-0 to send their letter to the legislature but not without disagreement. San Luis Obispo is the only city to write its own letter about Diablo Canyon’s extension. The other six cities in SLO county signed onto the letter written by SLO County. Councilmember Michelle Shoresman and councilmember Jan Marx were the main authors of the letter. “Being pressured by other cities or the board of supervisors, or unions, or pro-nuclear activists, we feel that pressure,” Marx said.“But, in the long run our job is to represent the people who vote us into office.” The city council broke down their letter into three parts: public safety and emergency preparedness, fiscal mitigation and long-term planning and land conservation. The letter advocates that these issues must be addressed before supporting a 20-year extension. Both Marx and Shoresman stated they felt the letter addressed SLO’s community needs given the short time they had to write it. However, some of the SLO community didn’t fully approve of the city council’s letter. Diablo Canyon produces 10% of California’s energy and provides more than 1300 head-of-household jobs for SLO County. Citizens wanted more direct language that advocated for the advancement of the plant and establishing the unitary tax. ## **Advocacy for the Unitary Tax** Ben Licker, a founder of The San Luis Coastal Parent Network that advocates for school funding, noted he wanted to see more explicit language used around taxes. “I think it’s important that we focus on the revenues that are going to my kids,” Licker said, “And it’s really just paying property taxes, that’s really what it comes down to.” The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is currently in a $5-7 million deficit, the unitary tax can add to needed school funding. In the letter to the lawmakers, the city states that they know schools and local governments have relied on unitary taxes as a major source of funding for a long time. Rachel Whalen, the government affairs officer for SLO County, noted that the plant needs to be operating in order for schools and cities to receive money from the unitary tax. “Five additional years is simply not enough,” Whalen said. “Our community relies on this revenue to support local schools and essential services and the loss of the unitary tax has already had real and massive impacts.” Whalen added that as much as they appreciate SLO City Council’s letter, the county’s position stays the same, and they hope to see the city start to explicitly support the 20-year extension. ## **Questions about safety** The city received a letter from SLO’s Senator John Laird regarding his concerns on safety. According to Marx, this informed their decision to make safety a part of their letter to the lawmakers. In Laird’s letter to SLO County, which he attached in his letter to city council, he outlines issues such as providing funding for preserving surrounding land and needing more safety review processes for workers and residents. SLO City Council’s letter addressed that SLO is 10 miles away from the plant’s evacuation point. They want to see more safety efforts from PG&E before moving on with extending operations. However, Mayor Erica Stewart disagreed with the letter on its stance of safety. She agreed that it is important, but felt it was already addressed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). “We would not be looking at this 20 year option from the NRC if we did not find it was safe,” Stewart said. However, She also adds that she recognizes Laird’s concerns and wants to see those addressed. ## **Land Conservation** Stewart noted she spoke to the yakʔitʸutʸu tribe in SLO to see how they are going to be affected by the plant. Going forward, according to the letter, the city wants PG&E to allow some public access to the area so that they don’t encroach on local communities. The California Legislature will submit an introductory bill on Diablo Canyon on Feb. 20.

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It’s the first U.S. nuclear plant to use AI. Where does Diablo Canyon go from here? **In summary** A state regulator is requiring California’s last nuclear power plant to conserve 4,000 acres of surrounding land to keep operating until 2030. _Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up forWhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State._ California’s last nuclear power plant overcame a regulatory hurdle on Thursday when the California Coastal Commission voted to approve keeping the plant open for at least five years. It was one of the final obstacles the controversial Diablo Canyon Power Plant had to clear to continue operating amid renewed opposition. The decision was conditioned on a plan that would require Pacific Gas & Electric, which owns the plant, to conserve about 4,000 acres of land on its property. That would prevent it from ever being developed for commercial or residential use. The plant, located along the San Luis Obispo shoreline, now awaits federal approval for a 20-year relicensing permit. “I don’t think, unfortunately, that anything will be happening to Diablo Canyon soon,” due to the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence, Commissioner Jaime Lee said before voting to approve the permit. Nine of the 12 voting members approved the plan. The deliberations reignited decades-old concerns about the dangers of nuclear power and its place in the state’s portfolio of renewable energy sources. Diablo Canyon is the state’s single-largest energy source, providing nearly 10% of all California electricity. Defeated in their earlier attempts to shut the plant, critics of Diablo Canyon used months of Coastal Commission hearings as one of their last opportunities to vocalize their disdain for the facility. Some Democratic lawmakers supported the plant but pushed for PG&E to find more ways to protect the environment. Sen. John Laird, Democrat of San Luis Obispo County and former secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, said on Thursday he approved of the new plan but pushed the commission to require the utility to conserve even more of its total 12,000 surrounding acres. “If what comes out of this is the path for preservation for 8,000 acres of land, that is a remarkable victory,” Laird said. 1. Just the right amount of news 2. Just the right amount of news 1. Get California’s most essential headlines without feeling overwhelmed. 2. Get California’s most essential headlines without feeling overwhelmed. Email address By clicking subscribe, you agree to the terms. Δ Democratic Assemblymember Dawn Addis, whose district encompasses the plant, had also urged the commission in a letter to approve a permit “once it contains strong mitigation measures that reflect the values and needs of the surrounding tribal and local communities who depend on our coastal regions for environmental health, biodiversity and economic vitality.” ## A long history of controversy Founded in 1985, the plant’s striking concrete domes sit along the Pacific coast 200 miles north of Los Angeles. The facility draws in 2 million gallons of water from the ocean every day to cool its systems And it has remained shrouded in controversy since its construction 40 years ago. Environmentalists point to the damage it causes to marine life, killing what the Coastal Commission estimates are 2 billion larval fish a year. The commissioners on Thursday were not deciding whether to allow the plant to stay open but were weighing how best to lessen the environmental impacts of its operation. A 2022 state law forced the plant to stay open for five more years past its planned 2025 closure date, which could have led to significant political blowback against the Coastal Commission if it had rejected the permit. Learn more about legislators mentioned in this story. John Laird Democrat, State Senate, District 17 (Santa Cruz) Dawn Addis Democrat, State Assembly, District 30 (San Luis Obispo) Gov. Gavin Newsom reversed a 2016 agreement made between environmental groups and worker unions to close the plant after the state faced a series of climate disasters that spurred energy blackouts. Popular sentiment toward nuclear energy has also continued to grow more supportive as states across the country consider revitalizing dormant and aging nuclear plants to fulfill ever-increasing energy demand needs. The 2022 law authorized a $1.4 billion loan to be paid back with federal loans or profits. Groups such as the Environmental Defense Center and Mothers for Peace opposed the permit outright, citing concerns about radioactive waste, which can persist for centuries, and its cost to taxpayers. “We maintain that any extension of Diablo is unnecessary,” and that its continued operations could slow the development of solar and wind energy, Jeremy Frankel, an attorney with the Environmental Defense Center told the commission Thursday. The California Public Utilities Commission last year approved $723 million in ratepayer funds toward Diablo Canyon’s operating costs this year. It was the first time rate hikes were spread to ratepayers of other utilities such as Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric and was authorized by lawmakers because the plant provides energy to the entire state. How the plant will be funded has also garnered scrutiny in the years since Newsom worked to keep it open. 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For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant Some lawmakers think additional guardrails are needed for future uses. For now, the facility will use AI to comply with regulations.

For the first time, AI is being used inside a U.S. nuclear plant. Diablo Canyon now runs Neutron Enterprise, a doc-mining tool powered by NVIDIA chips—designed to save time, not make decisions. Guardrails? Still TBD. 🤖📄⚠️⚛️
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California's last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, is ironically the first in the US to use AI. It's a 'copilot' to sift through documents before its 2030 closure, saving staff time but raising questions.

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