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FP&L focuses on Turkey Point

May 27, 2007 By Rod Adams

I have a very soft spot in my heart for FP&L – my dad worked for the company for 35 years as an electrical engineer. I have great memories of company picnics, company Christmas parties, and visiting him in his office while I was in high school and college trying to decide what I would do as a profession.

I also remember quite clearly having discussions with him about some modern new power plants that his company had decided to build at a place with a funny name – at least to an 8-year old – Turkey Point.

Indications are that FP&L is again looking at the possibility of building a new plant or two at that same site, which is just far enough from the major population centers of Miami and Fort Lauderdale that is makes a very good power plant site. There is plenty of water available, there are evacuation plans already in place, the local population loves the high salary jobs in a place where tourism is a more common employer, there is transmission infrastructure in place and there is a receptive local political structure. Even the crocodiles love the warm water in the cooling canals. All in all, it looks like Turkey Point is a winner for a new nuclear power plant or two.

You can read more in the May 25, 2007 Miami Herald article titled FPL considering new nuclear reactor at Turkey Point.

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About Rod Adams

Rod Adams is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience, now serving as a Managing Partner at Nucleation Capital, an emerging climate-focused fund. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial discussion and analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology and policies for several decades. He is the founder of Atomic Insights and host and producer of The Atomic Show Podcast.

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