Pub. Resources Code, § 25548.1

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Borrower” means the company licensed to operate the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2.

(b) “Current expiration dates” means the expiration dates in effect on June 1, 2022, of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission operating licenses for Diablo Canyon Unit 1, which is November 2, 2024, and Unit 2, which is August 26, 2025.

(c) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.

(d) “Diablo Canyon powerplant operations” means all aspects of operating the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 at the Diablo Canyon powerplant site, including cooling operations and spent fuel management and storage facilities.

(e) “Diablo Canyon powerplant site” means the site containing the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2, including both reactor units, spent fuel storage facilities, and appurtenant lands leased to, or controlled by, the operator.

(f) “Extension of the operating period” means license renewal by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any other licensing, permitting, or approvals by federal or state authorities necessary to allow continued operations of the Diablo Canyon powerplant beyond the current expiration date of each unit, and until a new date that shall be no later than October 31, 2029, for Unit 1 and no later than October 31, 2030, for Unit 2.

(g) “Fund” means the Diablo Canyon Extension Fund established pursuant to Section 25548.6.

(h) “Loan” means the funds loaned to the borrower by the department for the purpose of facilitating the extension of the operating period.

(i) “Loan agreement” means the agreement and any amendments to the agreement entered into by the department and the borrower pursuant to this chapter.

(j) “Operator” means the company licensed to operate the Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2.

(k) “State agency” means any agency, department, board, office, commission, or district of the state, including, but not limited to, the State Lands Commission, the California Coastal Commission, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Office of Historic Preservation, or any local government.