NEI Nuclear Notes

Doings in Florida - Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission were holding a public meeting Wednesday on their review of the St. Lucie County nuclear power plant on Hutchinson Island. But: According to Florida Power & Light spokesman Mark Waldron, this is an annual review, and the NRC has already told FPL in a letter that there are "no issues with the plant." Yawn! Even despite Fukushima, one might think the public likely to skip this one. Yet it might be quite interesting. --- And here’s why it might be interesting : Their [Turkey Point and St Lucie’s] job is done. However, the used, or "spent," fuel rods have not gone anywhere. They're still at the St. Lucie and Turkey Point nuclear plants, they're still close to population centers on water and they're still radioactive. The pile of waste continues to grow. “The pile of waste?” Sound like it was put in barrels in the back yard, doesn’t it? It takes awhile for t...