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Files to Support CGNP's 29 September 2026 Public Comments - micheletkearney@gmail.com - Gmail Files to Support CGNP's 29 September 2026 Public Comments Inbox government@cgnp.org Attachments2:45 AM (12 hours ago) Hello, County of San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and Staff: I've attached three files to support Californians for Green Nuclear Power's (CGNP's) Comments during the public comment period for the 29 September 2026 Public Meeting. Those three files include the text from a 17 September 2026 San Francisco Chronicle Travel section article touting the Diablo Canyon lands as a tourist destination. The other two items were distributed to the public at the Diablo Canyon Lands conservation meeting. CGNP attended the Diablo Canyon Lands conservation meeting on 23 September 2026 at the downtown SLO public library. CGNP has concerns that public access for the Diablo Canyon Lands could create land use conflicts and serve as a barrier to extended Diablo Canyon operations beyond 2030. CGNP continues to learn about actions taken to support the doctrine-based opposition of California Senator John Laird and California Assembly Member Dawn Addis. As the earliest advocate for Diablo Canyon extended operations, independent nonprofit CGNP appreciates the longstanding support of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors for extended Diablo Canyon operations at least to 2045. Per a 2013 Cal Poly SLO study, Diablo Canyon generates at least a billion dollars in direct and indirect economic activity each year. The massive Iberian Peninsula blackout on 28 April 2025 illustrated the danger of insufficient synchronous grid inertia from Spanish nuclear power plants - and excess low-quality power from solar and wind generation. Unfortunately, at least eleven people who were depending on reliable electric power died as a consequence of the blackout. The economic harms from lost productivity and damaged production equipment are measured in the equivalent of billions of U.S. dollars. Diablo Canyon's safe, reliable, abundant, and zero-emission power is cost-effective. In a CPUC filing CGNP made on 28 September 2026, we showed the net cost of Diablo Canyon's power during the initial record period from September, 2023 to December, 2025 was a mere 1,7 cents per kilowatt-hour, a cost comparable to power from a large hydroelectric dam. Diablo Canyon typically annually produces more power than five Hoover Dams. The County's best bet for ratepayers and the environment is to keep Diablo Canyon running well beyond 2045. Sincerely, Gene Nelson, Ph.D. CGNP Senior Legal Researcher and President Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. (CGNP) 1375 East Grand Ave Ste 103 #523 Arroyo Grande, CA 93420-2421 (805) 363 - 4697 cell Government@CGNP.org email https://CGNP.org/About Website - ActBlue donation link https://greennuke.substack.com CGNP GreenNUKE Substack ** California Needs DCPP's 24/7 Reliable Power. **

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Gorbačevski discusses prospects for small modular reactors in Lithuania with US representatives - Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija

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Federal Register :: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Christopher M. Crane Clean Energy Center; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

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America's nuclear comeback just reached a milestone that could change where the country's reactor fuel comes from | TechRadar

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Buried under an Indiana campus, a 10-microwave reactor from the early sixties became the only US nuclear plant with fully digital controls, and engineers adjusted its power from hundreds of miles away

Buried under an Indiana campus, a 10-microwave reactor from the early sixties became the only US nuclear plant with fully digital controls, and engineers adjusted its power from hundreds of miles away

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USS Long Beach: 2 Nuclear Reactors, 80,000 Horsepower, Unlimited Range, and Stacked with Missiles. The US Navy Does Not Operate a Single Nuclear Cruiser Today. - 19FortyFive

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