Coast Headlines: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant may get reprieve from shutdown

The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is the last nuclear facility in California. A bill being considered by the Legislature would make it possible for lawmakers to keep the plant open after it was supposed to close.

The energy trailer bill, which was negotiated by Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, gives the state Department of Water Resources a reserve fund of up to $75 million to keep old power plants running longer. Diablo Canyon, near San Luis Obispo and on the coast, has been getting ready to close for more than five years.