Florida City, Florida
Local population: 132,101 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 07/19/72-07/19/32
Owner:
Florida Power & Light Company
Safety Issues:
Fire Protection Problems, Groundwater Leaks Reported, Heightened NRC Attention, Near Misses, Year Plus Outages
Related Links & Documents
09/18/2006 UCS documented the factors leading to the year-plus reactor outage that began in February 1981 in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report. See details | Download the pdf (1.5 kb)
08/24/1992Fission Stories #48 summarizes
the damage inflicted upon the plant by Hurricane Andrew.
09/03/1984Fission Stories #27
describes how a flotilla of jellyfish kept the nuclear plant shut down for over
a week.
