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CA legislature approves keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant operational until 2030...

TyroneIrish 25837 posts Joined: Oct 8, 2020

Posted4:00 pm on Sep 1, 2022

Gov. Newsom on record as approving of this measure...says this is a "Clean" energy source...measures will also take advantage of $1.4B in federal assistance to PG&E for keeping the two units going.

Given that new 'GEN-IV' reactors will become operational at that time, there's a good chance that they will be approved for the CA grid shortly thereafter.

Someone please let Baron know what's actually happening in the world around him so he doesn't feel compelled to make up his own 'reports'.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/climate/california-lawmakers-climate-legislation.html

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When is that tsunami supposed to hit the coast of Cali?

NocalIrish 1344 posts 1:53 am on Sep 3, 2022

Mostly Republicans own those ocean front homes anyways.

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do they generate the 17 gig needed to cover california’s electric car needs?

WestCoastIrishFan 17096 posts 4:09 pm on Sep 1, 2022

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  What's your problem with keeping Diablo Canyon online?
  
  TyroneIrish OP25837 posts 4:21 pm on Sep 1, 2022
  
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    no problem but doesn't address the real need.
    
    WestCoastIrishFan 17096 posts 4:38 pm on Sep 1, 2022
    
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      Admittedly, CA has made some poor choices on energy...especially wrt nuclear...over the years, I've
      
      TyroneIrish OP25837 posts 4:53 pm on Sep 1, 2022
      
      done speaking engagements and met with Congressmen and their staff to try and help move people in the right direction...it's hard and I share the frustration, but the vast majority of folks have honest and justifiable concerns, so it takes time...and sometimes real world experiences, like we're having now, to help them change their perspective.
      The Democratic Party Platform now has shifted to include Nuclear Power, and with Gov. Newsom's recent support for the technology, I believe CA will follow...of course there will always be "Glass Half Empty" people...are you among them?
      
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        there are no honest and justifiable concerns if people want a modern society. No nuclear and no foss
        
        WestCoastIrishFan 17096 posts 5:46 pm on Sep 1, 2022
        
        il fuels is going to leave this country looking like something from mad max.
        
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        Most people who are not NP supporters right now have legitimate concerns about safety and waste
        
        TyroneIrish OP25837 posts 12:53 pm on Sep 2, 2022
        
        disposal...fortunately, the 'GEN-IV' reactors starting to enter their construction/demonstration phases address those concerns, however the 'proofs' that will support licensing won't be available until the 2030 timeframe, so no orders will be placed until then...admittedly not optimal, but it is what it is...wouldn't surprise me to see another extension request for Diablo Canyon.
        In our representative democracy, it is vitally important to our energy future that a significant majority (not all) of Americans buy into the expansion of NP, and for that to happen, those concerns need to be addressed first.
        
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CA legislature approves keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant operational until 2030...

When is that tsunami supposed to hit the coast of Cali?

do they generate the 17 gig needed to cover california’s electric car needs?

What's your problem with keeping Diablo Canyon online?

no problem but doesn't address the real need.

Admittedly, CA has made some poor choices on energy...especially wrt nuclear...over the years, I've

there are no honest and justifiable concerns if people want a modern society. No nuclear and no foss

Most people who are not NP supporters right now have legitimate concerns about safety and waste