What lurks beneath: PG&E and water board reach draft settlement over water flushed back into ocean from Diablo Canyon power plant
PG&E has agreed to pay $5.9 million to a local nonprofit as part of a tentative settlement between the company and water regulators that resolves a long-running investigation into Diablo Canyon Power Plant and its cooling system’s impact on the marine environment. The draft settlement is the result of more than 20 years of investigation and monitoring at the nuclear power plant site.