Kernkraftwerk Diablo Canyon

The Diablo Canyon Power Plant is an electricity-generating nuclear power plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. After the permanent shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in 2013 it is the only nuclear plant operational in the state. The plant has two Westinghouse-designed 4-loop pressurized-water nuclear reactors operated by Pacific Gas & Electric.The facility is located on about 900acre west of Avila Beach, California, of which about 12 acres form the power-producing portion of the plant. Together, the twin 1,100 MWe reactors produce about 18,000 GW·h of electricity annually, about 8.6% of the electricity California uses, supplying the electrical needs of more than 3 million people. It was built less than a mile from the Shoreline fault line, which was not known to exist at the time of construction, and is located less than three miles from the Hosgri fault.The plant is located in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. In November 2009, PG&E applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for 20-year license renewals for both reactors.