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St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant is a twin nuclear power station located on Hutchinson Island, near Port St. Lucie in St. Lucie County, Florida. Both units are Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactors. Florida Power & Light commissioned the station in 1976 and continues to operate the station.
Located on Hutchinson Island about eight miles southeast of Ft. Pierce, the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant has been powering more than a million homes in south Florida for more than 45 years. We generate clean, reliable energy.
St. Lucie Plant, Unit 1. Location: Jensen Beach, FL (10 miles SE of Ft. Pierce, FL) in Region II. Operator: Florida Power & Light Co. Operating License: Issued - 03/01/1976. Renewed License: Issued - 10/02/03. License Expires: 03/01/2036.
Safety Planning Information for Neighbors of FPL's St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. Fact Sheet. The St. Lucie Plant generates about 1,700 million watts of electricity -- enough power to supply the annual needs of more than 500,000 homes.
The St. Lucie nuclear reactors are housed in massive steel-reinforced concrete reactor containment buildings that are designed to withstand earthquakes, floods and extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes and tornadoes.
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant is located on Hutchinson Island, midway between Fort Pierce and Stuart. The plant is situated on a 1,132-acre tract of land. Approximately one quarter of the site is used for generating electricity. The remainder of the property consists of mangrove swamps, marsh and beaches.
The St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant has an outstanding record of safe operations. It is designed to withstand earthquakes and other natural events stronger than ever recorded in the region. It is elevated 20 feet above sea level to protect against flooding and extreme storm surges.
St. Lucie Unit No. 2 is part of Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) two-unit nuclear generating station located in St. Lucie County. It began commercial operation in 1983 and currently generates 984 megawatts of power.
LUCIE COUNTY — One of two reactors at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant on Hutchinson Island was manually shutdown the morning of Dec. 10 after operators noticed lowering water levels entering its...
Florida Power & Light is moving early to ask for federal licensing renewal for its two St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant units 1 and 2. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made FPL’s...