Diablo Canyon Unit 1 Safely Returns to Service Following Planned Outage

June 27, 2017


AVILA BEACH, Calif. — Operators at Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Diablo Canyon Power Plant today safely returned Unit 1 to 100 percent power – two weeks ahead of schedule – following a planned refueling and maintenance outage that began in late April.

 

"With safety as our core value, the men and women of Diablo Canyon safely and successfully completed more than 14,000 work activities during this outage. The work performed supports our continued commitment to generate safe, clean, affordable and reliable electricity" said Ed Halpin, Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer.

 

During the outage, more than 30 major projects – involving an estimated 157,000 person-hours – were safely completed. This work included replacing a portion of the reactor fuel, performing maintenance, and testing hundreds of systems and components that are not accessible during normal plant operations.

 

Each of Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s two reactor units is safely refueled approximately every 20 months. Unit 2 is safely operating at 100 percent power.

 

About Diablo Canyon Power Plant

 

Diablo Canyon Power Plant is a nuclear power facility owned and operated by PG&E. Its two units together produce approximately 2,300 net megawatts of carbon-free power. It provides nearly 10 percent of all electricity generated in California, and enough energy to meet the needs of more than three million Northern and Central Californians.

 

About PG&E

 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation's cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.