Should California Keep Generating Nuclear Power?

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

With the possibility of rolling blackouts looming for the summer, Governor Gavin Newsom said last week that he would consider delaying the 2025 shutdown of Diablo Canyon, California's last remaining nuclear power plant. As the world seeks to wean itself off of fossil fuels, some climate change activists have argued for a pivot to nuclear energy. But while nuclear energy technology has improved, concerns persist about nuclear power, the waste it generates and the possibility of disasters like Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. We’ll talk about the future of nuclear energy and whether it can be a viable way to combat climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.0	Coming up on forum, Governor Gavin Newsom is trying to figure out if he can keep California's last operating nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, open.
1:04.6	It's scheduled to shut down in 2025, but things like rolling blackouts and the state's future energy needs with climate change appear to have Newsome reconsidering.
1:14.6	We want to hear from you. What role do you think nuclear energy should play in California's future?
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1:40.6	Summer's around the corner, and it's getting hot in California, which means more strain on the state's power supply.
1:47.0	And with climate change, California is only getting hotter and drier.
1:51.2	So is now the time to shut down the state's biggest power source?
1:55.4	That's the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo.
1:58.7	The plant's shutdown set for 2025, is clearly on the mind of
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