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• The View from Turkey Point

  Interesting doings in Florida today: The Florida Public Service Commission rejected arguments from environmentalists and clean-energy advocates and voted 3-1 today to approve a request by Progress Energy, and Florida Power & Light, to charge customers for four new nuclear power plants that wouldn't generate any voltage until 2017. It’s a first shot on this story and not completely accurate... Posted Oct 16 2009, 04:11 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Turkey Point, Progress Energy, Florida Power & Light, rates, fpl, public service commission, psc, expansion

• Shearon Harris Plant Receives License Renewal

  The NRC has approved the Shearon Harris plant 's application for license renewal; extending plant operations for an additional 20 years, through 2046. Per the NRC press release, After carefully reviewing the plant’s safety systems and specifications, the staff concluded that there were no safety concerns that would preclude license renewal, because the applicant had effectively demonstrated the... Posted Dec 17 2008, 01:50 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Progress Energy, Shearon Harris

• New Nuclear Plants Okayed in Florida

  A Florida regulatory agency, the Public Service Commission , has unanimously endorsed Progress Energy's proposal to build two new nuclear reactors on a site in Levy County. If approved by state and federal regulators, the two reactors could begin operations by 2016-2017. Earlier this year, the Public Service Commission expressed unanimous consent on Florida Power & Light's request to build... Posted Jul 15 2008, 01:25 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Progress Energy, New Nuclear Plants, Florida Power & Light, Levy County

• Michael Mariotte from NIRS Needs to Update His Cost Sources

  Tampa Tribune ’s “Nuclear Costs Explode” piece provided some updated insights to the estimated costs of a new nuclear plant. The article began with Progress Energy’s cost reassessment of a new nuke from an initial estimate of about $5-7 billion per plant. “Based on new industry estimates, the tab for Progress Energy's project could surpass $10 billion.” The reason for the increase: because the... Posted Jan 16 2008, 03:43 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Progress Energy, New Nuclear Plant Costs

• Progress Energy Chooses the AP-1000

  Details off the wire . Read More... Posted Jul 12 2007, 03:06 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Progress Energy