Almost three quarters of residents living near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station in San Luis Obispo Country, California, support the facility’s continued operation with 55 percent expressing “strong support”, according to a poll.
The poll, commissioned by lobby group Carbon Free California, shows that 58 percent of Californians support extending the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station with only 32 percent opposing it.
According to the poll, local residents appreciate the benefits of a nuclear power plants, including reducing the probability of power outages (77 percent), saving more than $2bn on electricity bills (76 percent) and providing a reliable source of electricity as the state energy transitions to renewable energy (75 percent).
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