2 Florida nuclear plants likely to shut down if Irma continues path

[RKP5637]

Good idea IMO.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/07/2-florida-nuclear-plants-likely-to-shut-down-if-irma-continues-path.html

As Hurricane Irma barreled toward Florida, where two nuclear plants seemed to be in the deadly storm’s direct path, electric company officials continued to plan for the worst while remaining unsure whether to shut down the Turkey Point and St. Lucie facilities.

Peter Robbins, spokesman for Florida Power and Light, said shutting down a reactor is a gradual process, and the decision will be made “well in advance” of the Category 5 storm making landfall.

“If we anticipate there will be direct impacts on either facility, we’ll shut down the units,” Robbins told the Miami Herald.

"Based on the current track, we would expect severe weather in Florida starting Saturday, meaning we would potentially shut down before that point,” he told Reuters in an email.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. In other words they're going to wait to the last possible minute to save every penny they can

And if they fuck up like Japan, oh well too bad so sad. half of Florida is uninhabitable

[RKP5637]

2. They sure are cutting it close IMO. n/t

[JoeStuckInOH]

3. In all fairness, Japan was an unannouced earthquake followed up by a tsunami.

Hurricanes are rather slow. They'll have plenty of time to shut down and keep all the lights on for people as long as they can

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Yeah. I meant fuck up and cause another Fukushima.

Though placing that nuclear plant where they did was a fuck up.