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PG&E seeks Diablo Canyon license renewal

Nov. 24, 2009
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Tuesday that it will try to renew the operating licenses of its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the Central California coast, potentially keeping the facility open through 2045. Diablo Canyon's twin reactors,...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler