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Federal court finds in favor of Diablo Canyon license review
A review from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week denied a challenge to the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s license renewal application extension granted by the federal government.
In late 2023, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreed to formally docket the California plant’s request to extend plant operations beyond the current license expiration dates of 2024 and 2025 for the two respective units.
Jun Hirouchi, Shigekazu Hirao, Jun Moriizumi, Atsuo Suzuki, Hiromi Yamazawa
Transactions | Volume 109 | Number 1 | November 2013 | Pages 1264-1265