California's last nuclear plant to close amid longstanding earthquake concerns

'Historic' agreement between the state's largest utility company and environmental groups follows safety debates over proximity to seismic faults

California's last nuclear power plant will close by 2025 under an accord announced Tuesday, ending three decades of safety debates that helped fuel the national anti-nuclear power movement.

The state's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric Co (PG&E), and environmental groups reached an agreement to replace production at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with solar power and other energy sources that do not produce climate-changing greenhouse gases.