State Senator Says FPL Isn’t Preparing Miami’s Nuclear Plant for Sea-Level Rise – Miami New Times
Article Synopsis – The Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station is built directly on the waterfront in Homestead — a location that has exposed the plant to serious natural disasters. When Florida Power & Light (FPL) proposed building two more reactors there, Miami state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez sent a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) demanding that FPL add greater sea-level-rise protections to its development plan. The plan currently accounts for only a foot of sea-level rise by 2100 even though the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned last January that the seas could rise as much as 8.2 feet in that time period. To read the actual article click here.