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The demise of US nuclear power in 4 charts

  • Written by Ahmed Abdulla, Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Energy Research, University of California San Diego
California's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was shut down in 2013. julius fekete/shutterstock.com

In 2025, the second of two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California will be shut down. Locally, critics of the technology will rejoice at the fulfillment of their ultimate goal: a nuclear-free California.

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