Personally I live 5 miles from the St Lucie Power Plant in Florida. They send us pamphlets every 6 months about the dangers of Nuclear disasters and what we should do in an emergency. We have a siren located about 500 feet from the house. They go off from time to time as a test. The dogs hate it, but it is what it is there.

The thing is, this plant went offline for about an hour during the Hurricanes of 2004. The 2 hurricanes (Frances and Jeanne) hit 10 miles south of the plant. I can only imagine if it hit directly at the plant. The Plant is located right on A1A on the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing to protect it there. Oh yeah and no-one mentioned this in the press at the time (I work for a TV station I know!).

Do I think it's safe?? Well nothing has happened yet. But hey, this is Florida. Anything could happen. Did I know that we were that close when we moved to our house. Not really. I knew the plant was there, but it didn't really cross my mind that I had to be fearful of the plant. Am I scared now?? You bet. And this plant is almost 30 years old. Were safety concerns greater back then?? Who knows?? But I've been doing more research and hopefully I'll have better answers soon.

God help us all.