Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Is About More Than Keeping the Air Conditioning On
Why the Sprint to License 40-Year-Old Reactors with Hair-Raising Safety Concerns?
Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant | Credit: Michael "Mike" L. Baird/WikiCommons
Sometimes it’s easy for Santa Barbarans to forget that we live downwind of a massive nuclear power plant. Fellow Barbarians, this isn’t one of those times.
As a reminder, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, with its twin nuclear reactors, is just 25 miles up the coast from Santa Maria and less than 100 miles from the parklets of downtown Santa Barbara.
The plant is currently the subject of intense debate. The outcome of that debate, expected before the end of the year, could have a direct affect on all of us.
