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Climate scientists have assessed that all coal-fired power plants should be phased out by 2030 in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and by 2050 in the rest of
House members have introduced an identical companion to the Senate’s premier nuclear legislation, opening the bill up for conversation in the chamber. Reps. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) and Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) co-sponsored the
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VANCOUVER – With nuclear power facing an uncertain future in many countries, the world risks a steep decline in its use in advanced economies that could result in billions of tonnes of
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NEW YORK, NY – In a new Manhattan Institute report, senior fellow Mark Mills addresses the popular but problematic idea driving the Green New Deal and similar policy proposals: that America is
She Said, He Said
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“Despite what some have argued, nuclear power remains one of the least expensive low-carbon energy options available.”
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“Nuclear energy is the only practical alternative that we have to destroying the environment with oil and coal.”
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“Nuclear is ideal for dealing with climate change, because it is the only carbon-free, scalable energy source that’s available 24 hours a day.”
Diablo Canyon By the Numbers
Zero
Deaths or injuries
are attributable to radiation from spent nuclear fuel stored at Diablo Canyon in its 33-year history.
18
Terawatthours
Diablo Canyon generates 18 terawatthours (trillion watthours) of clean electricity each year.
Find the Spent Nuclear Fuel ▼
If you’re wondering where the smokestacks are at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (below), there aren’t any! Since 1985, Diablo Canyon has generated almost 600 trillion watthours of clean energy – 9% of all the electricity used in California – with zero carbon emissions.
“What about the waste?”
The nuclear fuel in each reactor (Diablo Canyon has two) needs to be replaced about every eighteen months. Though the spent fuel removed from the reactors remains dangerous for hundreds of years, there’s very little of it – the spent fuel from your lifetime electricity needs would fit inside an empty Coke can. All of Diablo Canyon’s spent fuel is stored safely onsite in sealed, dry casks.
By clicking on the photo below, see if you can find where PG&E stores all the spent fuel created since Diablo Canyon opened in 1985.
