Posted on 02/26/2008 10:37:27 AM PST by Fawn
Florida Power & Light is reporting massive power outages throughout South Florida, including Miami, Doral, Westchester, and Pembroke Pines. Reports of outages extended into Palm Beach, an FPL spokeswoman said.
The company said it was investigating the problem.
That idiot Shep just put the seven-mile bridge at the “northern end of the Keys”
Earlier today. Megan Kelly refused to allow “50 miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale” to be where it is The Bahamas. What idiots.
Shep then had the whole State out. BS I’m in Charlotte County.
Black smoke coming from Turkey Point? Black smoke at a nuke plant site can’t be a good sign.
I wonder if that's why Hotmail.com/Windows Live mail has been down all day?
I’m a bit further east near the lake and we have LOTS of snow.
Why did I move from TX back to Cleveland?????
Need to have my head examined.
I think there’s a lot of misinformation circulating
~Intentionally
PER FOX NEWS: Power outages in Polk, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco counties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Point_Nuclear_Generating_Station
Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station is a twin reactor nuclear power station located on a 3,300 acre (13 km²) site 2 miles east of Homestead, Florida, United States, next to Biscayne National Park located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Miami, Florida near the southernmost edge of Miami-Dade County. It is home to a wildlife preservation, helping the population of the American Crocodile.[1] Turkey Point has been the main contributing force to the reclassification of the American Crocodile from endangered to threatened.[2]
Turkey Point contains two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors, each supplying steam to one high pressure and two low pressure turbines with a power output rated at 760 MWe for each unit. It serves the entire southern portion of Florida.
In 1992, Turkey Point was directly hit by Hurricane Andrew, causing over $90 million (1992 dollars) in damage, mainly to a water tank and to a smokestack of one of the fossil-fueled units on-site. No damage was done to the plant’s containment buildings.[3][4] The plant was built to withstand winds of up to 235 mph (378 km/h), highly exceeding the maximum winds recorded by category 5 hurricanes.
Florida Power & Light, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were investigating the discovery of a small hole drilled into a pipe that helps maintain pressure inside the reactor.[5] This incident took place during a refueling outage when the reactor was not powered, and was quickly identified during power-up testing. The 3/16” hole was drilled into a 3” stainless steel schedule 160 pipe that would hold 600-degree-Fahrenheit reactor coolant water at 2235 psi under normal operation.
In 2006, FPL informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that they planned to apply for new units to be built at Turkey Point. FPL filed an initial proposal for increased capacity with the Florida Public Service Commission in October, 2007.[6]
On February 26, 2008, both reactors were shut due to the loss of off-site power during a widespread power outage in South Florida affecting 4.4 million residents. [7]
Black smoke? Just got home. What are our Freeper sources in the area saying?
MIAMI (AP) A Florida Power & Light spokesman says the widespread power outages affecting the state started when the company shut down a nuclear reactor south of Miami for safety reasons.
Thanks for this map...should we get prepared for future power loss in those areas...not sure what it means?
“THey just said there were 9 car accidents in miami dade area during the blackout.....”
How do THEY know? Who is THEY? Ever been to Dade County? 9 accidents in NOTHING.
“THey just said there were 9 car accidents in miami dade area during the blackout.....”
How do THEY know? Who is THEY? Ever been to Dade County? 9 accidents in NOTHING.
My students are on their cell phones, now. One is reporting similar problems in New York City from relatives that are contacting family here in Miami. Widen the focus. Check other cities. Somebody link this post over to the Threat Matrix. I have to calm my students.
“THey just said there were 9 car accidents in miami dade area during the blackout.....”
How do THEY know? Who is THEY? Ever been to Dade County? 9 accidents in NOTHING.
Florida will be a crucial state if the election is close,
FPL says to restore power within hours
NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of FPL Group Inc (FPL.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said Tuesday it expects to restore power to most Florida customers that lost power in about two hours.
Still no word on the cause.
When stuff like this happens it is best to tune out Fox. Nobody there has any sense of geography or science or engineering. Dopes.
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WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
Most interesting rumor of the day @ post # 118
Other than that...we don’t have a CLUE. Lots of speculation though. At 1-ish something happened- that triggered the two nuke plants at Turkey Point plant to SHUT DOWN. This resulted in sporadic power outages throughout the state- affecting up to 4 million peep- power is being restored gradually.
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