Two new nuclear reactors approved in Florida, wonderful news for the one technology that supplies significant power more cleanly than any other significant power producing technology.
MIAMI HERALD
Posted on Tue, Mar. 18, 2008
State OK's new Turkey Point nuclear plants
BY JOHN DORSCHNER
In a major milestone, state regulators Tuesday morning approved Florida Power & Light's request to build two nuclear plants at its Turkey Point facility.
The Public Service Commission unanimously accepted FPL's statement that there was a need for the facilities at the location in South Miami-Dade, which already has two nuclear units, two gas-and-oil units and one natural-gas unit.
The new nuclear units are not expected to be operating for another decade or more, generating an estimated 2,200 megawatts or more, which would serve the needs of an estimated one million homes.
''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 Chairman Matthew M. Carter II said in a statement. ``The nuclear units will provide a clean, noncarbon-emitting source of base-load power to meet Florida's growing energy needs.''
The nuclear units still must clear federal hurdles before they get the green light.
