Reuters reports today that operators at the St. Lucie power plant shut down nuclear reactor 2 "due to lowering condenser vacuum caused by algae and seaweed clogging the cooling water intake."
There are two 839 MW Units 1 and 2 at the station, located on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County. Unit 1 remained in service.
Read the Reuters story online, here.
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Showing posts with label St. Lucie. Show all posts
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
St. Lucie nuclear plant: the good news, the bad news
The "good news" is that the one-minute sounding of all 90 sirens you heard at noon today emanating from the St. Lucie power plant were, the Sun-Sentinel tells us, just part of a quarterly test of the plant's outdoor warning sirens.
If you ever happen to hear those sirens sounding for a period of, say, five-minutes, well ... let's just say that you'll know you've got "bad news."
Read the reassuring Sun-Sentinel story online, here.
If you ever happen to hear those sirens sounding for a period of, say, five-minutes, well ... let's just say that you'll know you've got "bad news."
Read the reassuring Sun-Sentinel story online, here.
St. Lucie nuclear plant cuts back output, more evidence FPL over capacity
In yet another sign that with the ongoing economic recession FPL is now over-capacity in its Florida power plants, particulary its nuclear power plants in St. Lucie and at Turkey Point, Reuters news agency has reported that the St. Lucie nuclear power plant has slipped to 62 percent of power as of today.
In a story datelined out of New York, Reuters said that the 38% cut to power was detailed in the daily status report issued to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the St. Lucie plant, which is located on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, about 120 miles north of Miami.
No reason was given for the cutback in power production at the St. Lucie plant. But, FPL's CEO Lewis Hay recently indicated that the utility giant was over capacity, saying that many of FPL's "customers are cutting back, and they're not paying their bills, either."
Likewise, in early February Reuters reported that Nuclear Unit 4 at the Turkey Point power plant 20 miles south of Miami had dipped to 60 percent power, again citing a plant report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Despite the cutback in power usage in the State, Reuters said in today's story that FPL continues on track with plans "to spend about $1.5 billion to add about 400 MW of capacity to the company's St Lucie and Turkey Point reactors by 2012."
FPL also plans to request the Florida Public Services Commission this Spring for nearly a billion dollars in base rate hikes to pay for the construction of two unbuilt nuclear reactors at Turkey Point, with those rate hikes to be absorbed by FPL customers in their monthly electricity bills.
In a story datelined out of New York, Reuters said that the 38% cut to power was detailed in the daily status report issued to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the St. Lucie plant, which is located on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, about 120 miles north of Miami.
No reason was given for the cutback in power production at the St. Lucie plant. But, FPL's CEO Lewis Hay recently indicated that the utility giant was over capacity, saying that many of FPL's "customers are cutting back, and they're not paying their bills, either."
Likewise, in early February Reuters reported that Nuclear Unit 4 at the Turkey Point power plant 20 miles south of Miami had dipped to 60 percent power, again citing a plant report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Despite the cutback in power usage in the State, Reuters said in today's story that FPL continues on track with plans "to spend about $1.5 billion to add about 400 MW of capacity to the company's St Lucie and Turkey Point reactors by 2012."
FPL also plans to request the Florida Public Services Commission this Spring for nearly a billion dollars in base rate hikes to pay for the construction of two unbuilt nuclear reactors at Turkey Point, with those rate hikes to be absorbed by FPL customers in their monthly electricity bills.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
FPL shuts down St. Lucie reactor due to flooding
The Palm Beach Post reports that FPL has shut down an 839-megawatt nuclear reactor unit at its St. Lucie power plant due to flooding from Tropical Storm Fay.
The report cited an FPL spokesperson as saying the St. Lucie 1 reactor was taken offline early Wednesday morning, while the 839- megawatt St. Lucie 2 reactor continues to work at full capacity.
Read the full PB Post report online, here.
The report cited an FPL spokesperson as saying the St. Lucie 1 reactor was taken offline early Wednesday morning, while the 839- megawatt St. Lucie 2 reactor continues to work at full capacity.
Read the full PB Post report online, here.
Monday, February 11, 2008
FPL's St. Lucie wind-turbine plan illegal, says Commissioner
St. Lucie County Commissioner Doug Coward has said flat out that FPL plans to put wind turbines on public conservation land within the county is illegal.
In a story this week published online at TCPalm.com, Coward was quoted as saying FPL plant to put six wind turbines "on property it owns and three on Blind Creek Park — state-owned environmentally sensitive land leased by the county" is illegal because voters never authorized construction of the turbines on the conservation property.
In a story this week published online at TCPalm.com, Coward was quoted as saying FPL plant to put six wind turbines "on property it owns and three on Blind Creek Park — state-owned environmentally sensitive land leased by the county" is illegal because voters never authorized construction of the turbines on the conservation property.
In 1994, St. Lucie County voters agreed by referendum to pay additional taxes so the county could acquire environmentally significant land for recreation and the protection of wildlife habitat. Coward read the ballot language to residents, which he called clear and unambiguous."If you notice there is no mention of an industrial wind turbine in that referendum language," Coward said. “The county attorney has reviewed the proposal, and he has determined the use of this site (Blind Creek) is illegal. What are we debating? Let’s all go home.”
Read the full story online, here.
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