Basic Facts:
- Location: Avila Beach, California
- Owner: PG&E Corporation
- Operator: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
- Construction Cost: $14B (2018$)
- Plant Output: 2,250 MW
- Property Size: 1,000 acres
- Scheduled Shut Down: Unit 1 (2024) and Unit 2 (2025)
- Employees: 1,300
- Current DTF Balance: $2.9B (2018$)
- DTF Balance Prior to Decommissioning: $4.5B (2018$)
- Decommissioning Cost Estimate: $1.0B (2018$)
- Spent Nuclear Fuel On Site: 1,388 tons
Background
Diablo Canyon 1 and 2 are both pressurized water reactors coming online in 1985 and 1986 respectively. In 2016, PG&E announced that the operating licenses would not be renewed when they expire in 2024 (for Unit 1) and in 2025 (for Unit 2). Additional information on Diablo Canyon’s decommissioning planning efforts may be found here.
Socioeconomics
Diablo Canyon is located within San Luis Obispo County, California. As of 2016:
- Population: 280,000
- Per Capita Annual Income: $51,400
- Unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted): 3.6%
Annual tax payments (approximately $15M) from Diablo Canyon account for approximately 6% of the county’s annual budget.
Contact Information
Economic Development Administration Representative:
- Wilfred Marshall, Los Angeles Regional Office, t: (310) 348-5386, e: [email protected]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Victor Dricks, Sr. Public Affairs Officer, t: (817) 200-1128, e: [email protected]
- Diablo Canyon 1, Diablo Canyon 2
Unless specific costing information has been provided, decommissioning costs were derived from 2017 Decommissioning Funding Status Report.
Information herein obtained from public sources. Corrections are welcome and may be directed to [email protected].
Additional Information
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