An Assessment Of Californias Nuclear Power Plants PDF Download

This report assessed the potential vulnerability of California's largest baseload power plants, Diablo Canyon Power Plant and San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, to a major disruption due to a seismic event or plant aging and other major issues related to the future role of these plants in the state's energy portfolio. The report considers the seismic vulnerabilities of the nuclear plant sites, structures, and spent fuel storage facilities and the vulnerabilty of the plants to age-related degradation. It also considers the impacts of a major disruption at these plants on California's transmission grid and power supply. Finally, it considers policy areas related to California's operating nuclear power plants, including cost, land use, and local economic impacts of nuclear waste accumulation at the plant sites; economic and environmental tradeoffs among alternative power supply options; and potential implications of renewing the operating licenses of these plants. Figures. This is a print on demand report.