St. Lucie Nuclear Plant back at full power after control rod failure prompted shutdown

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant back at full power after control rod failure prompted shutdown
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Florida Power & Light says Unit 1 at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant is back at 100% power after being manually shut down Wednesday following an equipment issue. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, three control rods dropped into the reactor's core, prompting crews to shut the unit down for repairs. FPL says there was no

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