Unit 4 at Turkey Point Generating Station Taken Offline for Steam Leak

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The 802-megawatt (MW), nuclear-fired Unit 4 at the Turkey Point Generating Station was taken offline Sunday evening, due to an issue with a steam leak. The station is located in Homestead, Florida, and is owned by Florida Power & Light (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida).

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The leak was identified after the discovery of a loose pipe in the high-pressure turbine area. Plant personnel brought the unit offline over the weekend to complete the repairs. Maintenance contacts said that the outage is expected to be a quick turnaround, with service expected to return Wednesday.

Turkey Point's Unit 3 continues to run at full power and is not experiencing any mechanical issues at this time.

When both units are in service at full load, the Turkey Point Generating Station has a total capacity of 1,604 MW.

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