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• NRC Will Conduct Environmental Scoping Meeting As Part Of The License Renewal Application For Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

  "NRC Project Manager for the environmental review, Andrew Stuyvenberg said, "Public input is a cornerstone of the environmental review process. As an open and transparent agency, the NRC considers it important to seek input from residents around the plant about the environmental issues they consider significant." - By Stephen Heiser - Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct two public meetings on Wednesday, Mar. 3, to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on environmental issues the agency should consider in reviewing the license renewal application for the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. ... Posted Feb 22 2010, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: meeting, Diablo Canyon, license, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, public, renewal, ncr

• NRC Will Discuss License Renewal Application For Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

  Both meetings will begin with NRC staff presentations on how the license renewal review will be conducted - By Stephen Heiser - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct two public meetings on Feb. 9, to discuss the agency’s review process for the license renewal application for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, located near San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... Posted Feb 02 2010, 08:38 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, meeting, Diablo Canyon, license, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• NRC Announces Hearing On Application To Renew Operating Licenses For Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

  Pacific Gas & Electric Co., submitted the renewal application on Nov. 23, 2009. The current operating licenses for Units 1 and 2 expire on Nov. 2, 2024, and Aug. 26, 2025, respectively - By Chris Smith - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced the opportunity to request a hearing on an application to renew the operating licenses for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. The Diablo Canyon units are pressurized-water reactors, located in Avila Beach, 12 miles from San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... Posted Jan 14 2010, 08:30 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, Diablo Canyon, license, PGE, nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, renew, operating, operating license

• NRC To Hold Meeting To Discuss Results Of Inspection At Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

  The public is invited to observe the meeting and will have an opportunity to communicate with the NRC staff after the business portion and before the meeting is adjourned - By Stephen Heiser - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting on Jan. 26 to discuss the results of a special inspection conducted at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, located near San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... Posted Jan 12 2010, 08:43 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, meeting, Diablo Canyon, PG&E, inspection, PGE, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, pacific gas & electric

• NRC Announces Availability Of License Renewal Application For Diablo Canyon

  The current operating licenses for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 expire on Nov. 2, 2024, and Aug. 26, 2025, respectively - By Stephen Heiser - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced that the application for a 20-year renewal of the operating licenses for Diablo Canyon Units... Posted Dec 10 2009, 08:25 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, Diablo Canyon, license, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, operating, license renewal

• PG&E Will Seek License Renewals At Diablo Canyon

  NRC has said it usually takes about 22 months to make a decision on a license extension without a hearing or about 30 months with a hearing - By Christopher Smith - According to a report by Reuters, PG&E Corp said that it would seek to renew the licenses of the 2,240-megawatt Diablo Canyon nuclear... Posted Nov 25 2009, 08:44 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, Diablo Canyon, PG&E, license, PGE, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, pacific gas & electric, renewal

• Diablo Canyon Reactor Restarted

  Unit 2 at the Central Coast plant was restarted over weekend - Edited by Christopher Smith - According to a report by The Associated Press, Diablo Canyon plant has returned to service after it was shut down a week ago because of a transformer problem. Pacific Gas & Electric said Unit 2 at the Central... Posted Aug 24 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: restart, Diablo Canyon, PG&E, reactor, PGE, ENERGY, nuclear, power, pacific gas & electric

• Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant To Get New Reactor Head

  New reactor vessel head will be installed on the plant’s unit two during a refueling shutdown this fall - Edited by Abby Gessner - According to a report in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is scheduled to receive shipment of a new, 70-ton reactor head in the next... Posted Aug 05 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Diablo Canyon, maintenance, Safety, reactor, PGE, ENERGY, nuclear, power, reactor head, vessels, precaution

• Diablo Canyon Up And Running Safely After Fuse Blown

  Nuclear facility now operating safely at full power - By Christopher Smith - Unit 2, one of two reactors, has safely been restored to operation at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. PG&E's Diablo Canyon Power Plant was down after operators took it off-line last week. Diablo's Unit 2 was... Posted Jul 06 2009, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: restart, Diablo Canyon, PGE

• Diablo Canyon Shuts Down Safely After Fuse Blows

  PGE workers followed all appropriate procedures - By Christopher Smith - Unit 2, one of two reactors, was safely shut down at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, after a blown fuse caused a loss of power. Unit 1 continued to operate at full power. The two units together produce 2,300 megawatts of electricity... Posted Jul 02 2009, 08:37 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Diablo Canyon, PGE, shutdown

• Dry Cask Storage Of Spent Nuclear Fuel Starts At Diablo Canyon

  Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant Monday night began loading the facility’s first dry cask storage containers for highly radioactive used reactor fuel - Edited by Chris Smith - According to a report by the Tribune News, workers at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant have started loading the facility’s... Posted Jun 17 2009, 08:56 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Diablo Canyon, dry cask, PGE

• Control Rod Realignment Planned For Diablo Canyon

  PGE says the problem is not a risk but needs to be fixed - By Linton Levy - According to a report in the San Luis Obispo Tribune, operators at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will soon realign a control rod that is hanging too low in one of the plant’s two reactors. The repair will take place... Posted May 06 2009, 08:37 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Diablo Canyon, maintenance, PGE, control rod

• NRC Research Confirms Continued Seismic Safety At Diablo Canyon

  Nuclear power plant’s design would withstand the effects of a potential new fault line off the California coast - By Linton Levy - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s design would withstand the effects of a potential new fault line off the... Posted Apr 13 2009, 07:29 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, Diablo Canyon, PGE

• Diablo Canyon Steam Generator Install Finishes A Week Early

  2,500 contractors speed Installation of four steam generators - By Christopher Smith - Operators at PGE's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant completed the installation of four replacement steam generators and restarted the reactor one week ahead of schedule ( Pictures ).The plant’s Unit 1 reactor... Posted Mar 25 2009, 08:59 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Diablo Canyon, jobs, steam generator, outage, PGE, RSG

• PG&E Corporation Reports 2008 Results; Discusses Diablo Canyon

  Pacific Gas & Electric Reports 2008 Results; Reaffirms Guidance for 2009 - By Mark McFadden - PG&E Corporation's consolidated net income reported under GAAP was $1.34 billion, or $3.63 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2008, compared with $1 billion, or $2.78 per share, in 2007.... Posted Feb 26 2009, 08:02 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: earnings, financials, Diablo Canyon, PG&E