Operators of Diablo Canyon apply for $6 billion federal aid program for nuclear plants

Fresh from getting an extension to keep the last nuclear power plant in California open, Pacific Gas & Electric now looks to receive a chunk of a $6 billion federal program aimed at helping the nation's nuclear fleet remain online. PG&E turned in paperwork Friday to the U.S. Department of Energy's Civil Nuclear Credit program, created by the Biden administration earlier this year, beating the program's Sept. 6 filing deadline. The Department of Energy has not indicated if it will give PG&E's application the OK but shortly after SB 846 passed, the department's assistant secretary came out in su...