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• Florida Commission Approves Two New Reactors

  The Miami Herald reported on the Florida Public Service Commission's decision to approve two additional reactors at Florida Power & Light's Turkey Point site. FPL already operates two reactors at Turkey Point in south Florida. "Trends indicate there will be a substantial need for more power in FPL's service territory, and these new nuclear units can help meet that need," PSC... Posted Mar 18 2008, 03:03 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: FP&L, New Nuclear Plants

• More on Last Week's Florida Power Outage

  For those who have not heard what the cause was : A Florida Power & Light engineer not following proper procedure was the sole cause of Tuesday's massive power outage that left millions without electricity throughout the state for a few hours, FPL officials said Friday. ... FPL President Armando Olivera said a preliminary investigation found that not one customer would have lost power had proper... Posted Mar 03 2008, 03:08 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: FP&L, Outage

• Florida's Power Outage

  A widespread power outage in Florida occurred just after 1 PM Eastern today affecting several millions of Florida customers. Two of Florida's five nuclear reactors were shutdown as a result of the outage. Here is a statement from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission : At approximately 1:09 p.m. today, Turkey Point's two nuclear reactors (units 3 and 4) automatically shut down from 100% power in... Posted Feb 26 2008, 06:52 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: FP&L, Outage

• State Approves FP&L Uprate Plan

  From the Palm Beach Post : Florida Power & Light Co. got approval from utility regulators Monday to add more nuclear power to the electricity grid. FPL will do so by upgrading each of its four nuclear reactors: two at the St. Lucie plant on Hutchinson Island and two at the Turkey Point plant near Miami. The move would add 414 megawatts of power between 2011 and 2012. The Florida Public Service... Posted Dec 11 2007, 10:55 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: FP&L

• FP&L Files Paperwork with Florida PSC on Need for Additional Reactors

  From FP&L : Florida Power & Light Company today proposed making nuclear power a bigger part of Florida’s energy future. In the first step toward building two new nuclear power units at its Turkey Point generating complex, FPL filed its plans with the Florida Public Service Commission. FPL’s nuclear power expansion proposals, which place the utility at the forefront of new nuclear projects nationwide... Posted Oct 17 2007, 01:45 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: FP&L

• FP&L Seeks Uprates at St. Lucie, Turkey Point

  Details from the Palm Beach Post . For some more data on power uprates at U.S. nuclear plants, click here , here and here . Read More... Posted Sep 18 2007, 09:39 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: FP&L, Turkey Point, St. Lucie

• FPL Outlines Nuclear Energy Expansion Plans

  From the Palm Beach Post : Florida Power & Light Co. on Wednesday announced a nuclear power plan that could see customers of the state's largest utility getting 30 percent of their electricity from fission by 2020. The utility wants to upgrade each of its four nuclear reactors - two at the St. Lucie plant on Hutchinson Island and two others at the Turkey Point plant near Miami. The move would... Posted Aug 16 2007, 09:32 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: FP&L