Bill to fix Progress’ Florida nuke plant at $250M, rising Read more: Bill to fix Progress’ Florida nuke plant at $250M, rising - Triangle Business Journal

Costs to repair Fla. nuclear plant still covered by insurance
Replacement-power purchases and repairs at the Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida have cost Progress Energy about $250 million so far. The company's insurance policy shoulders expenses of as much as $480 million, and "we do not expect to reach that," said spokesman Mike Hughes. Progress' ratepayers could pay for costs not covered by insurance, Hughes added. American City Business Journals/Raleigh/Durham, N.C.http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/09/20/story11.html?b=1284955200^3957501&s=industry&i=energy#ixzz106bDQobp

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U.S. generation from renewables, coal up in June, nuclear drops

Report: Nuclear output fell 1.3% between 2009 to 2010
Nuclear plants accounted for 19.9% of total power generated in the U.S. between June 2009 and June 2010, but output fell 1.3% during that period, according to the Energy Information Administration. The reduced output was partly due to refueling stoppages at FirstEnergy's Davis-Besse plant in Ohio, Progress Energy's Crystal River facility in Florida and its H.B. Robinson station in South Carolina. PowerGenWorldwide.com