Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant

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Nuclear power station with two pressurized water reactors. Florida Power & Light commissioned the station in 1976 and continues to own and operate the station.

The plant does not have the classic hyperboloid cooling towers found at many reactor sites; instead, it uses nearby ocean water for secondary coolant.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lucie_Nuclear_Power_Plant
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Coordinates:   27°20'48"N   80°14'35"W

Comments

  • No cooling towers. It uses ocean water for cooling.
  • Seawater for cooling, that sounds dangerous.
  • Well, it's not. Look up how these thing work before getting all alarmist.
This article was last modified 13 years ago