Sleeping guards cost FPL $130,000

TURKEY POINT, FLORIDA - Florida's largest electric utility has paid a federal fine for security guards caught sleeping on duty at a nuclear power plant.

Officials from both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Florida Power & Light said that the $130,000 fine was paid in January.

A federal investigation found that six guards at FPL's Turkey Point nuclear plant slept or served as lookouts for other sleeping guards between 2004 and 2006.

The guards were contracted by Wackenhut Corp. Officials say none of the guards remain on the job.

The commission's chairman said the plant was nevertheless safe and secure during a tour in May. The nuclear plant is about 30 miles south of Miami.

Related News

power plant

ACORE tells FERC that DOE Proposal to Subsidize Coal, Nuclear Power Plants is unsupported by Record

WASHINGTON - A diverse group of a dozen energy industry associations representing oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other energy technologies today submitted reply comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continuing their opposition to the Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed rulemaking on grid resiliency pricing, in the next step in this FERC proceeding.

Action by FERC is expected by December 11.

In these comments, this broad group of energy industry associations notes that most of the comments submitted initially by an unprecedented volume of filers, including grid operators whose markets would be impacted by the proposed rule, urged FERC not to adopt DOE'sproposed rule to provide out-of-market financial support to uneconomic…

READ MORE
maine hydro lines

New England takes key step to 1.2 GW of Quebec hydro as Maine approves transmission line

READ MORE

Gravity power holds major promise for the decarbonization of electricity grids

READ MORE

duke solar customer

Duke Energy seeks changes in how solar owners are paid for electricity

READ MORE

hydrogen electricity

Is Hydrogen The Future For Power Companies?

READ MORE