Florida Nuke Plant Eyes 20-Year Extension: Eco Impacts Under Review
Published Date: 1/9/2026
Notice
Summary
Florida Power & Light wants to keep running its St. Lucie nuclear plant in Florida for 20 more years, and the government is checking how this might affect the environment. People living nearby and energy users could be impacted by this decision. You’ve got until February 23, 2026, to share your thoughts before the final call is made.
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20-Year License Extension Proposal
Florida Power & Light has applied to extend the operating licenses for St. Lucie Plant Units 1 and 2 for an additional 20 years. Unit 1's current renewed license now expires March 1, 2036 and FPL seeks to extend it to March 1, 2056; Unit 2's current renewed license expires April 6, 2043 and FPL seeks to extend it to April 6, 2063. The NRC is studying environmental impacts in St. Lucie County (about 7 miles southeast of Fort Pierce) and preliminarily concluded the adverse impacts are not so great that preserving the option of renewal would be unreasonable; nearby residents and energy users could be affected by the decision.
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