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The controversial PG&E nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon on the central California coast.
north of Diablo Canyon, near Los Osos, CA (1977).
This excavation in the headland at Bodega, known as "the hole in the head", was intended for a nuclear power plant that was never built.
Bodega Head, Bodega Bay, CA (1981).
An early experiment with commercial nuclear power, this PG&E plant has been closed down for many years.
Humboldt Bay nuclear reactor, Fields Landing, near Eureka, CA (1985).
A twin to the ill-fated Three Mile Island facility, this nuclear power plant near Sacramento was closed because of recurrent problems.
Rancho Seco nuclear facility, west of Ione, CA (1992).