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The Florida Power & Light Co shuts down St. Lucie Power Plant, due to hurricane

St. Lucie Power Plant shut down because of Hurricane Matthew, TC Palm , isadora.rangel@tcpalm.com,  October 6, 2016 RIVIERA BEACH — The Florida Power & Light Co. shut down its St. Lucie County Nuclear Power Plant in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, but no customers are expected to lose power because of it, a company spokesman said.

Federal rules require nuclear plants to be shut down at least one hour before hurricane winds hit the site, spokesman Peter Robbins said. FPL closed the Hutchinson Island plant at 11:15 a.m. and will reopen it after the category 4 storm is over. Its reopening might be delayed if access roads are blocked because rules require an evacuation route for a power plant to remain open, he said.

FPL is using electricity from other plants to serve the 2 million customers who get their power from the St. Lucie plant and, if needed, the company could buy power from other utilities, Robbins said………http://www.tcpalm.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2016/10/06/st-lucie-power-plant-hurricane-matthew/91698020/

October 8, 2016 - Posted by | general

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