Some stories regarding the nuclear reactors near Port St. Lucie.

[barbaraann]

(Hutchinson Island is a barrier island near Port St. Lucie. There are two nuclear power plants operated by Florida Power and Light on the island.)


FPL NUCLEAR PLANT SHUT-DOWN DUE TO HURRICANE SECURITY RISKS
St. Lucie Nuclear Reactors Shut Down As Hurricane Winds Threatened Electrical Power to Hutchinson-Island Power-Plant

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 -- Half a million Palm Beach County residents remained without electrical power, apparently, because of the shut-down of the nuclear power plant serving the area and the inability to bring in back-up power from upstate electrical grids. It appears that the St. Lucie nuclear power plant is isolated and will remain closed because of storm damage to access roads and disruption of normal electrical power required for operation of the plant's systems.

State Senate District-27 candidate, Stan Smilan, will call for a full public disclosure of all reasons and circumstances for deployment of 130 National Guard troops to guard Hutchinson Island and the vulnerable nuclear power plant which was shut down two hours prior to the arrival of hurricane strength winds that threatened disruption of normal electrical power service to the twin nuclear reactors and the onsite cooling ponds storing a 25-year accumulation of high-level radioactive waste in the form of spent fuel rods containing uranium and plutonium.

Plutonium is one of the most deadly substances on the face of the earth - one hundredth of the amount of plutonium required to cover the head of a pin will cause cancer if inhaled, ingested or infused into a person's body.

Local newspapers, T.V. and radio stations in Florida failed to report the status of the St. Lucie nuclear plant during the hurricane. With the plant operating on emergency generators and without normal electrical power, it was questionable if support units could have reached the nuclear plant during the hurricane - in the event of a nuclear accident or terrorist attack. Police and fire-fighting units were not allowed to operate on the roads after wind strengths reached 45-mph in neighboring counties. Remarkably, access to the plant is provided by a two lane road. One lane was washed out during Hurricane Frances and the road was impassible at some points due to sinkholes that caused the roadway to collapse.
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http://www.stansmilan.com/Hurricane_NuclearRisks.htm



Damage to alert system idles reactors on Hutchinson Island
By Beth Kassab | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted September 7, 2004

HUTCHINSON ISLAND -- The nuclear-power plant here is built to withstand 195-mph winds, but damage to the island's system to alert residents of potential radioactive leaks kept the plant closed Monday.

The plant, operated by Florida Power & Light, is expected to reopen later this week after officials make sure safety measures are in place, said Rachel Scott, FPL's nuclear-communications manager.
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Scott stressed that FPL's three nuclear plants -- including one in Miami and another in New Hampshire -- have excellent safety records. "We've never had an incident," she said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/weather/orl-asechnuclear07090704sep07,0,7524176.story?coll=orl-home-headlines


Some additional info on the Hutchinson reactors:
http://www.ibiblio.org/prism/feb98/nuclear.html


I have a question. Is it a good idea to build a nuclear reactor on a barrier island?

[Karenina]

1. As barrier islands are unstable...

NO.

[KoKo]

2. Thanks for this really interesting read. I wondered why media kept

mentioning Hutchinson Island last night but never saying anything about people there. Clueless me thought it was a "Gated Resort Community." Maybe the "storm hunters" were trying to clue us in without saying too much. They kept saying things like "Hutchinson Island is cut off...reports are that Hutchinson Island is without power..."

What's truly frightening is would THIS GOVERNMENT (JEB/CHIMP) actually report if there was a Cernobyl type incident on Hutchinson Island, or even a lesser incident? Not likely. They would shut it up and figure that thousands of new cases of cancer would take awhile to develop. After all Chimp himself said: "We will all be dead..." to Bob Woodward.

:scared: Your links are a great read, I hope we will hear more from concerned folks about this.

[barbaraann]

3. You're welcome.

I don't think this government would level with us if something happened there. Their track record is 100% lies and deception.