The Associated Press
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. -- The agency that regulates the country's nuclear power plants says a new plant planned for west-central Florida won't harm the environment.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a report Friday saying that construction and operation of Progress Energy's two new reactors planned for rural Levy County wouldn't harm ground water, the air or people living in close proximity. The environmental impact study is only one part of the NRC licensing procedure for the plant.
The Nuclear Information and Resource Center and Florida environmental groups had formally challenged Progress Energy's assertion that the reactors at the 3,000-acre site would have only a small impact on area wetlands, the floodplain, groundwater and wildlife.
The power company's plans call for the first of the new reactors to power up in 2021.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a report Friday saying that construction and operation of Progress Energy's two new reactors planned for rural Levy County wouldn't harm ground water, the air or people living in close proximity. The environmental impact study is only one part of the NRC licensing procedure for the plant.
The Nuclear Information and Resource Center and Florida environmental groups had formally challenged Progress Energy's assertion that the reactors at the 3,000-acre site would have only a small impact on area wetlands, the floodplain, groundwater and wildlife.
The power company's plans call for the first of the new reactors to power up in 2021.
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