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Feds OK Plan to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Operating

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Feds OK Plan to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Operating
Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, which sits on the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., on March 17, 2011. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Federal regulators granted an exemption March 2 to allow California’s last nuclear power plant to continue operating as the state grapples with green energy shortages.

Pacific Gas & Electric, operator of the San Luis Obispo plant, asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a temporary extension last year.

Jill McLaughlin
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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