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FPL promises our future in gas and energy nucellar

May 2009. Miami Fl

Each year, FPL has a new resource site for 10 years Plan and delivers it to the state government of Florida. The objective of this plan is projected electricity needs using the best methods for the projected population growth and power consumption. This also allows FPL to align the resources you need to generate and distribute electricity. (Energy production plants and power lines transmission)

This results in 2009 plan, show that FPL has to increase by 4.2 GW of capacity over the next 10 years, which is about 18% above current production levels. This takes into account an increase in population growth, trade, industry and public use, unless, reduction in average consumption per account through the use of efficiency. All this information can be found at target = "_blank" title = "FPL site web "> FPL website.

Electricity is generated from existing power plants of the FPL with the following modifications:

• Some of the plants is converted to gas oil, reduce emissions gas and the ability to drive. These conversions could provide an increase of 1.8 GW. However, some plants will still be burning oil at the end of the period. Note that although gas is cleaner than oil, is still burning and global warming

• Reload the current 4 reactors nuclear capacity to increase by 0.4 GW.

• Construct and commission two nuclear reactors to increase the current capacity of 1.9 GW

• Develop three solar energy projects in DeSoto, Brevard and Martin County, which all together can provide 0.1 GW of additional capacity. The Babcock Ranch project will not was included in the plan.

In essence, the FPL plan for the next 10 years, limits its realignment of resources for some actions especially in fossil fuels (gas) and nuclear energy. Three new solar energy projects that could represent approximately 0.4% of total capacity is irrelevant and only serve to send a politically correct message. The rest of the energy growth is an increase of 50% of nuclear capacity. In other words, the future for residents Florida in terms of power is using more gas, more nuclear reactors. Hopefully the two coal plants in Jacksonville and Monroe are the are being decommissioned and placed in reserve status.

2008 results were the best financial results the company has had some time with a net profit of $ 1.6 million. This is the administration has ever done more success, if success is measured by money. In addition, the Company the administration has done well in positioning the company as a leader in clean energy, in the minds of politicians and corporate America. With its strong reputation, FPL can obtain permission for anything that may be requested. In addition, FPL was granted last month for the third time, one of the most ethical companies the world by the ethical review-sphere. Although solar and wind in Florida is a fraction of nominal stress FPL defender with strong support from all corners in the U.S., gas and nuclear energy is clean energy. Therefore the requirements, only contaminants FPL management for the public to keep in mind is that of coal and oil factories that are being addressed, but can still be around at the end of the planning period.

As we all know, gas has to burn the green emitting greenhouse gases and contribute to climate change. Nuclear power produces radioactive waste which is toxic and can last thousands of years. Also there are many dangers in the handling of nuclear fission and the high cost in security, monitoring, layers of institutions and hope that all work well for keep people safe and the world.

The following paragraphs set out an analytical rational versus nuclear:

FPL erect two nuclear reactors For additional Turkey Point Florida.

Premise: a source of nuclear energy is clean and does not emit carbon gases, and is therefore well

Fallacy: The radioactive waste can be controlled and managed. At least no one we know, never will die of radioactive toxicity. On the other hand, we are smart enough to handle radioactive waste.

Currently, four of the FPL nuclear reactors should be generating about 20 tons each per year of nuclear waste. This means you may FPL collects 80 tons of nuclear waste p / year. With 30 years of the past, FPL has collected 2,400 tons, probably of radioactive waste. The addition of two more reactors in Florida, radioactive waste increased by 50% per year, to about 120 tons per year for the six nuclear reactors. New radioactive waste added each year prior to the accumulation and projection of a few years around later give rise to a lethal buildup of nuclear waste. Over time, there will be radioactive enough mass to realize a tragedy that could create, uninhabited uncultivated land on the planet.

From Wikipedia. "Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met, not only in the present but also for future generations to come "Using nuclear reactors that generate increasing levels of toxic waste is not sustainable development. The container does not hold the radioactive material for a long time and radioactivity will leak into the soil and wells under water ..

Nuclear energy for electricity generation was used in a younger world over naive (20th century), in which people had no other option to generate the energy needed to advance civilization. In those days, 443 nuclear reactors were built (1950-1980) and installed. Now extra 27 new reactors in the pipeline, especially in foreign countries without taking into account both the FPL. Only India is adding two Chinas 8 and 5, 4, and Russia.

Procedure to lift the two nuclear reactors creates the following situations:

• Increases overall risk and danger to all residents of southern Florida, nuclear fusion, nuclear smoke, security issues, correction of the inspection, staff of abuse, lack of equipment, terrorism, surveillance, etc. What could go wrong, sooner or later? will.

• very large investments are made for the privilege of getting two very dangerous nuclear reactors, which must be paid by consumers. Hopefully by the time nuclear power plants are commissioned, many consumers do not want this power because solar viable alternatives

• What will you do without FPL Yucca Mountain as a repository nuclear waste? What is FPL doing to the current 2,400 tons have been produced?

• FPL shares tie the hands of the U.S. government to influence other countries not to install all the nuclear energy. What moral authority can the U.S. have to ask India not to develop nuclear reactors currently in the pipeline?

FPL wants the last message sent to all of us ordinary people is that their mission is to generate and distribute electricity, and residents need not get involved or worry. FPL very humbly, will generate all the electricity they need, irrespective of Florida residents demand that the supply of electricity, using the sun and their roofs to take advantage electricity. The company did not accept or even look at the new business model participatory recommended in the article: target = "_blank" title = "FPL. A New Chance and New Start"> FPL. A new opportunity and new beginning

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