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Data for 2010 | Release Date: April 26, 2012 | Next Release: February 2013 | full report

Florida Nuclear Profile 2010 Florida profile

Florida total electric power industry, summer capacity and net generation, by energy source, 2010
Primary Energy Source	Summer capacity (mw)	Share of State total (percent)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Share of State total (percent)
Nuclear	3,924	6.6	23,936	10.4
Coal	9,975	16.9	59,897	26.1
Hydro and Pumped Storage	55	0.1	177	0.1
Natural Gas	31,563	53.4	128,634	56.1
Other¹	544	0.9	2,842	1.2
Other Renewable¹	1,053	1.8	4,487	2.0
Petroleum	12,033	20.3	9,122	4.0
Total	59,147	100.0	229,096	100.0
¹Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Other: Blast furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and miscellaneous technologies. Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind. Sources: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Florida nuclear power plants, summer capacity and net generation, 2010
Plant name/total reactors	Summer capacity (mw)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Share of State nuclear net generation (percent)	Owner
Crystal River Unit 3	860	0	--	Progress Energy Florida Inc
St Lucie Unit 1, Unit 2	1,678	12,630	52.8	Florida Power & Light Co
Turkey Point Unit 3, Unit 4	1,386	11,305	47.2	Florida Power & Light Co
3 Plants 5 Reactors	3,924	23,936	100.0
¹Unit was offline in 2010 for repairs. -- Not applicable. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Plants in State

Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant
Unit	Summer capacity (mw)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Summer capacity factor (percent)	Type	Commercial operation date	License expiration date
3	860	0	--	PWR	3/13/1977	12/3/2016
	860	0	--
Data for 2010 ¹Unit was offline in 2010 for repairs. -- Not applicable. PWR = Pressurized Light Water Reactor. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: Progress Energy Florida

Location and Service Territory: The Crystal River Energy Complex covers 4,700 acres and is located 35 miles southwest of Ocala, in Citrus County, Florida.

Construction Cost: $1.436 billion (2007 USD)²

Reactor Descriptions: Crystal River 3 is a Babcock and Wilcox two-loop pressurized water reactor.

Cooling System: The plant relies on a once-through cooling system that draws water from the Gulf of Mexico.

St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant
Unit	Summer capacity (mw)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Summer capacity factor (percent)	Type	Commercial operation date	License expiration date
1	839	7,299	72.1	PWR	12/21/1976	3/1/2036
2	839	7,331	99.7	PWR	8/8/1983	4/6/2043
	1,678	12,630	85.9
Data for 2010 PWR = Pressurized Light Water Reactor. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: Florida Power & Light Company

Location and Service Territory: The St. Lucie power plant is located on a 1,130-acre site on Hutchinson Island, about 8 miles southeast of Ft. Pierce, Florida.

Construction Cost: $4.614 billion (2007 USD)²

Staffing: Approximately 800 regular employees

Reactor Descriptions: The reactors at St. Lucie's are two-loop, pressurized water reactors built by Combustion Engineering. Each unit houses 217 fuel assemblies.

Cooling System: The St. Lucie facility is cooled by water drawn from the Atlantic Ocean.

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant
Unit	Summer capacity (mw)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Summer capacity factor (percent)	Type	Commercial operation date	License expiration date
3	693	5,536	88.2	PWR	12/14/1972	7/19/2032
4	693	5,950	98.0	PWR	9/7/1973	4/10/2033
	1,386	11,305	93.1
Data for 2010 PWR = Pressurized Light Water Reactor. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: Florida Power & Light Company

Location and Service Territory: The twin reactors at Turkey Point nuclear station are owned and operated by the Florida Power and Light Company and are located on a 3,300-acre site near Miami, Florida.

Construction Cost: $1.013 billion (2007 USD)²

Staffing: The Turkey Point facility, which includes two fossil-fuel generators, employs approximately 800 employees.

Reactor Descriptions: The reactors are Westinghouse three-loop pressurized water reactors, each holding 157 fuel assemblies.

Cooling System: Cooling water is circulated through a closed loop, 168 mile, canal system.

²Nuclear Power Plant Construction Activity, DOE/EIA-0473(86), Energy Information Administration, 1986, pp 16-17, Table 5. Adjusted to 2007 Dollars using Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index.