Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant
OCT 2 2021
- As blackouts and flex hours roil California, the state and the local utility responsible for its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, are pushing ahead with plans to shut it down.
- This despite the fact that nuclear energy is clean carbon-free energy, and that the plant was built to operate for decades more.
- Underlying the puzzling decision is a complicated morass of local politics, utility economics, and fear.
