Losing Diablo will be tough on SLO’s economy. Feds are looking at ways to help
Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant employees have eight years to decide whether they want to stay in SLO County or move to another plant after it was announced that Diablo Canyon would close in 2025. To date, 25 nuclear power plants have closed – or are scheduled to close in the near-term – in 16 states.
About The Author
Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative. Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.