DOE Grid Deployment Office (GDO) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to award credits to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program for the continued operation of Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 and 2 (DCPP) under DCPP’s current operating licenses issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This decision is pursuant to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Civil Nuclear Credit Program Proposed Award of Credits to PG&E for Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DOE/EIS-0555), which assesses the potential environmental impacts of awarding credits to PG&E under the CNC Program. GDO adopted the NRC National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation (including that of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the NRC’s predecessor agency), for operation of the DCPP under DCPP’s operating licenses from the NRC.
The action being taken by DOE does not change the operational configuration (i.e., the way PG&E operates the plant) of the facility. The action awards credits to PG&E to help DCPP to continue to operate under the existing NRC approved licenses and programs.
Final EIS Diablo Canyon Power Plant Document and Appendices:
- Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Civil Nuclear Credit Program Proposed Award of Credits to Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DOE/EIS-0555) - July 2023
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Final Environmental Statement related to the Nuclear Generating Station Diablo Canyon Units 1 & 2. May 1973. ADAMS Accession No. ML15043A481 (AEC 1973)
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Addendum to the Final Environmental Statement for the Operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 (NRC 1976);
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Notice of Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. ADAMS Accession No. ML022340575 (NRC 1993)
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Assessment Related to the Construction and Operation of the Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. ADAMS Accession No. ML032970370 (NRC 2003);
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Supplement to the Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of No Significant Impact Related to the Construction and Operation of the Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. ADAMS Accession No. ML072400511 (NRC 2007).