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Florida Nuclear Industry |
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Report Updated:
August 18, 2006
Contribution of Nuclear Power As of January 1, 2005, Florida ranked 12th among the 31 States with nuclear capacity. Although the energy market of each State is unique, Florida is especially complex. Coal, natural gas, nuclear, and hydropower accounted for nearly 95 percent of the Nation's electricity in 2004, but Florida doesn't always follow national trends. One fifth of Florida's electricity came from other sources (see table). Two thirds of the 21 percent output represented by this miscellaneous category was supplied by petroleum liquids. Of the remaining 7 percent, the largest single supplier was petroleum coke. Although petroleum coke accounted for only three percent of Florida's electricity, this represented one third of all the U.S. electricity generated by petroleum coke. Bordered on three sides by water, the Sunshine State does not have significant hydro electric output. Natural gas accounted for 36 percent of Florida's electricity generation in 2004, a significant increase over 2003. It remains to be seen whether this increase reflects a trend towards gas or difficulties currently being experienced with coal distribution. All of the Florida reactors received license extensions from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), so nuclear output is not likely to drop significantly for at least a decade. But, in the absence of plans or proposals for construction of new reactors, it seems unlikely that nuclear output will increase substantially either.
Florida Nuclear Highlights
Florida Nuclear Industry
International Atomic Energy Agency PRIS file, Operating History, contains data on load factor, availability factor, historical output, and more. License Renewal On June 6, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewed license to the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, for both units 3 and 4. On October 2, 2003, the NRC approved the license renewal application for units 1 and 2 at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant. Information on the current status of all license renewal applications appears on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov. To locate the data, select "index,"then select the letter "l" and click on "License Renewal.". Air Quality in Florida Of the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, the electric industry of the State of Florida ranked 2nd highest in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2004. The State's electric industry ranks 9th highest in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and 2nd highest in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
More Information on Florida's Nuclear Industry Nuclear Generation Electricity generation by nuclear power plants is available for each reactor and each State for the following years: |
see also:
annual nuclear statistics back to 1953
projected electricity capacity to 2025
international electricity statistics
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