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Should Nuclear Power Be Part of California’s Future?

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The Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 13, 2026, the state’s only active nuclear power plant. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Nuclear power has always been hotly debated. 9% of California’s power comes from the last operating nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, in San Luis Obispo. But after plans to close it, lawmakers are now debating whether to keep it open for much longer in order to bolster California’s ability to provide power in the face of climate change. 

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