Looking down a grassy hillside we see a partially completed reactor containment structure located by the ocean in San Luis Obispo County. This is Pacific Gas and Electric's first 1,060,000-kilowatt nuclear generating facility. Power will be produced by 1800 rpm turbine-generators located in a rear building. This is Unit 1 and was expected to be operation by 1974. A second unit would also be built. To the left of the construction area can be seen stockpiles of equipment and supplies.
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Powerplant (Calif.) Nuclear power plants--California--Diablo Canyon Nuclear power plants--California--Diablo Canyon--Design and construction Diablo Canyon (Calif.)
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