Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Oral Argument on Diablo Canyon License Renewal

NRC Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) will conduct an oral argument in Rockville, Maryland on May 22, on a petition to hold an adjudicatory hearing concerning Pacific Gas and Electric’s application requesting an additional 20 years for the operating licenses of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. The oral argument will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern time (10 a.m. Pacific time) on May 22, 2024.

The oral argument will allow the Board to ask questions regarding the standing of petitioners San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth, and the Environmental Working Group, as well as the admissibility of the petitioners’ three proposed contentions that challenge safety and environmental aspects of the application. The three administrative judges on the Board will hear argument from counsel for the petitioners, PG&E, and the NRC staff.

The oral argument will be held in the ASLB’s Hearing Room at NRC headquarters. It will be open for observation in person, as well as via webcast and a listen-only telephone line.  The public may listen to the oral argument by dialing 301-576-2978 and entering the passcode 628 518 148 #. Alternatively, the oral argument can be viewed via the NRC webcast portal (https://video.nrc.gov/).

Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee

On June 20-21, 2024 the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee will hold its second meeting of 2024. More details will be available closer to the date of the meeting at Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee(DCISC). Other meeting dates in 2024 and 2025 are October 9 & 10, 2024 and February 19-20, 2025.