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Nuclear powers struggles continue as last California plant slated to close
2016-06-22 08:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CleanTech Canada: Rooftop solar panels and churning wind turbines are hastening the demise of U.S. nuclear power plants and the safety fears and high operating costs they bring. The latest example is California`s Diablo Canyon twin-reactor facility. California`s largest utility and environmental groups announced a deal June 21 to shutter the last nuclear power plant in the state. The move comes as the operators of the country`s aging nuclear facilities confront rising repair bills at a time when sources of...
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California's Last Nuclear Power Plant To Be Shut Down
2016-06-22 02:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant will be shut down by 2025. The plan was announced today by the power utility operating the plant, along with labor and environmental groups. With its two nuclear reactors operating near several fault lines, safety is a big concern for those who have been calling for the plant's closure. "Right out there, we've got tons of highly radioactive waste, sitting," Linda Seeley tells Lauren Sommer of member station KQED, standing at the front security gate that...
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World Nuclear Association releases worldwide power report
2016-06-22 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK-based company World Nuclear Association has launched its report revealing major metrics on nuclear power plant performance and recent developments in the nuclear industry.
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PG&E to retire Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025, replace with renewables and energy storage
2016-06-21 18:56:02| Green Car Congress
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Breaking: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Reactors to Be Replaced With 100% Renewable Energy
2016-06-21 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: An historic agreement has been reached between Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Friends of the Earth and other environmental and labor organizations to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors with greenhouse-gas-free renewable energy, efficiency and energy storage resources. Friends of the Earth says the agreement provides a clear blueprint for fighting climate change by replacing nuclear and fossil fuel energy with safe, clean, cost-competitive renewable energy. BREAKING: Californias Diablo...
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