[NukeNet] Florida Power and Light Nuke Plants approved

[Minimushomines at aol.com]

The Turkey Point Nuclear Plants were given the go ahead from the  Public 
Service Commission today.
 
Our press release is below.  Peace, JanK
 
 
 
 
For Immediate Release 
Jan and Bob Krasowski, intervenors’ comments regarding  Public Service 
Commission’s decision on needs determination for FPL Turkey Point  Nuclear Reactors 
6&7 
March 18, 2008   
Jan and Bob Krasowski, the only intervenors opposing the proposed two new  
Florida Power and Light Turkey Point Nuclear Reactors;  favoring instead the 
maximized use of all  available efficiencies, conservation measures and clean 
renewable technologies,  are disappointed but not surprised by today’s Public 
Service Commission’s  decision to allow the nuclear project to move forward at 
this time. 
As presented in the pre-hearing statement and post-hearing brief of the  
intervening couple (links below), they express their concerns that this project  
represents a high risk economic venture given the slowing of population growth  
and the atrophy of the Florida economy.  Essentially, it is their belief that 
the  project creates an unnecessary burden on Floridians, who will be 
required to  pre-pay for the development stages of the project over the next ten 
years.  They firmly believe that the estimated  12-16 billion dollars cost of the 
project would be better spent on the  aforementioned efficiencies, 
conservation measures and clean renewable  technologies and in stimulating net 
metering/distributive energy  programs, where small renewable energy  systems are 
distributed throughout the state on homes, businesses and farms to  accommodate the 
power needs of the local users.  The excess electricity is then sold back  to 
the local utility company.  Such  programs have achieved great success in 
California and Germany. 
http://www.psc.state.fl.us/library/filings/08/00097-08/00097-08.pdf 
http://www.psc.state.fl.us/library/filings/08/01227-08/01227-08.pdf 
The construction of this project, if it receives the needed approval from  
the various regulatory agencies, will increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere  
for the next 10-15 years while it is being built.  Many scientists state that 
we have a ten  year window to decrease carbon dioxide emissions in order to 
avoid the most  severe impacts of climate change. If so, this project does not 
represent the  best use of the monies or time suggested for its development.  
The couple now looks forward to working with allies throughout Florida to 
address the  more identifiable health, safety and welfare issues that will be 
addressed as  this nuclear behemoth moves to the next stage of hearings in front 
of the  Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the federal Nuclear 
 Regulatory Commission. 
Jan and Bob Krasowski 
_Alliance4cleanfl at aol.com_ (mailto:Alliance4cleanfl at aol.com)  
239-963-6285
 
 



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