NRC Properly Addressed Diablo Canyon Nuke License, PG&E Argues

The Ninth Circuit should reject arguments from two environmental groups that US nuclear regulators illegally issued license decisions since 2008 that benefited the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California, the plant’s owner told the court.

The litigation, filed in November 2023, is part of a broader “effort to derail the renewal of Diablo Canyon’s licenses or even force its immediate closure,” Pacific Gas and Electric Co. wrote in a brief filed May 31.

In April, the Ninth Circuit rejected a challenge to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to issue an exemption that allows the reactors to keep operating while they ...