St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant

St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant

Infobox NPP
Utility=Florida Power & Light
Location=St. Lucie County, Florida
Supplier=Combustion Engineering
Type=Pressurized water reactor
Generators=
Capacity=1700
Architect=
Construction=
Cost=
Built= 1976
Start=
Expires=Unit 1:March 1 2036
Unit 2:April 6 2043
Region=2

St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant is a twin nuclear power station located on Hutchinson Island, near Ft. Pierce, Florida in St. Lucie County. Both units are Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactors. Florida Power & Light commissioned the station in 1976 and continues to own and operate the station.

The plant contains two nuclear reactor containment buildings. However, the plant does not have the classic hyperboloid cooling towers found at many reactor sites; instead, it uses nearby ocean water for secondary coolant.

In 2003 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the operating licenses of the St. Lucie units by twenty years, to March 1, 2036 for unit 1 and April 6, 2043 for unit 2 [http://www.cmst.org/144_US_NRC_NRC_Renews_License_for_St_Lucie_Nuclear_Power_Plant_for_an_Additional_20_Years.html] .

External links

* [http://www.fpl.com/environment/nuclear/about_st_lucie.shtml FPL's About St. Lucie]
* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/stlucie.html DoE Page]
* [http://www.eyeonwackenhut.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BD7DAA48C-1AEA-410F-8595-0E66F9CC021E%7D Eye on Wackenhut: Security Lapses at St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant in South Florida]


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