Category Archives: Crystal River

Another one bites the dust: Duke Energy announces that troubled Florida nuke plant will close permanently; Florida lawmaker pushes for billion-dollar refund to customers

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

 The Tampa Bay Times reported this morning:  “Duke Energy announced early Tuesday it will permanently close the Crystal River nuclear plant that has been shut down since late 2009.”  The news was not entirely unexpected; Crystal River has not produced … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal article says low gas prices may make nuclear power unprofitable‏

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

In an article appearing Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Smith wrote:   “… today, U.S. utilities are encountering something they never expected: Some natural-gas-fired power plants are cheaper to run than nuclear units.”   While that is something that … Continue reading →

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Event Report update: Florida Fitness for Duty report

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

Yesterday, I told you that a contract supervisor at the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida had failed a for-cause Fitness for Duty screening. I incorrectly assumed that this meant the employee had failed a blood test after showing … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Plant shutdowns in Michigan and New York and a Fitness for Duty Report from Florida

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

1. Sunday afternoon, operators at the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan declared a primary coolant loop to be inoperable due to a steam leak. Since the leak could not be investigated with the reactor running, the plant entered a Technical … Continue reading →

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Problems with insurance company may force permanent closure of Crystal River nuke

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

The Tampa Bay Times reported today: Progress Energy already plans to stick its customers with a $670 million bill for the botched upgrade to the Crystal River nuclear plant. Now those customers have reason to fear that Progress will try … Continue reading →

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Third crack at Crystal River leads to call for tearing down and replacing containment building

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

The St. Petersburg Times reported yesterday:   On July 26, monitors detected something amiss in the already crippled building that shields the reactor at Progress Energy’s nuclear plant. The pile of shattered concrete outside meant the utility faced a new … Continue reading →

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