Nuclear Crossroad: California Reactors Face Uncertain Future

Six years ago, the company that owns the state's last nuclear power plant announced it would seek renewed authority to keep the Diablo Canyon reactors running to nearly midcentury. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says it's evaluating whether to meet a tangle of potentially costly state environmental requirements needed to obtain extended federal operating licenses.

Topics:  diablo canyon   pacific gas   electric co   nuclear   reactors   state   
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