Florida Power & Light cooling canals at Turkey Point nuclear power plant still too hot

 

Florida Power & Light Turkey Point Nuclear Plant
Florida Power & Light Turkey Point Nuclear Plant

MIAMI HERALD

Florida Power & Light needs millions more gallons of freshwater to manage cooling canals that keep two nuclear reactors at Turkey Point from overheating, company officials said in an emergency request to the South Florida Water Management District.

The hot canals do not pose a safety risk, federal regulators have said, but they have forced the utility to dial back operations over the scorching summer.
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