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Southern Alliance calls for public review before St. Lucie nuclear reactor can restart

Southern Alliance seeks public review before St. Lucie nuclear plant returns to service, Tampa Bay Times, Ivan Penn,10 Mar 14, The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy filed a petition Monday to block a St. Lucie nuclear reactor from returning to service until the public vets unusual wear inside the plant’s steam generators.

In a complaint to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Southern Alliance accused the NRC of allowing unit two of the St. Lucie nuclear complex to operate outside of its license.

The Southern Alliance argued that plant owner Florida Power & Light omitted components without formal NRC approval, contributing to premature steam generator tube wear……..

The Southern Alliance, based in Knoxville, Tenn., is one of the organizations, along with the state Office of Public Counsel, the Florida Industrial Powers Users Group and the Florida Retail Federation, that routinely argues cases against utilities before the Public Service Commission.

Before St. Lucie returns to service, the Southern Alliance wants the NRC to hold public hearings………http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/southern-alliance-seeks-public-review-before-st-lucie-2-returns-to-service/2169448

March 11, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general