Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station is a twin reactor nuclear power station located on a 3,300 acre (13 km²) site 2 miles east of Homestead, Florida, United States, next to Biscayne National Park located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Miami, Florida near the southernmost edge of Miami-Dade County. It is home to a wildlife preservation, helping the population of the American Crocodile. Turkey Point has been the main contributing force to the reclassification of the American Crocodile from endangered to threatened.Turkey Point contains two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors, each supplying steam to one high pressure and two low pressure turbines with a power output rated at 760 MWe for each unit. It serves the entire southern portion of Florida.In 1992, Turkey Point was directly hit by Hurricane Andrew, causing over $90 million (1992 dollars) in damage, mainly to a water tank and to a smokestack of one of the fossil-fueled units on-site. No damage was done to the plant's containment buildings. The plant was built to withstand winds of up to 235 mph (378 km/h), highly exceeding the maximum winds recorded by category 5 hurricanes.Florida Power & Light, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were investigating the discovery of a small hole drilled into a pipe that helps maintain pressure inside the reactor. This incident took place during a refueling outage when the reactor was not powered, and was quickly identified during power-up testing. The 3/16" hole was drilled into a 3" stainless steel schedule 160 pipe that would hold 600-degree-Fahrenheit reactor coolant water at 2235 psi under normal operation.In 2006, FPL informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that they planned to apply for new units to be built at Turkey Point. FPL filed an initial proposal for increased capacity with the Florida Public Service Commission in October, 2007. References^ "About Turkey Point". FPL.com. Florida Power & Light. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.^ CBS News. Endangered Crocs Make A Comeback.^ "NRC Information Notice 93-53: Effect of Hurricane Andrew on Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station and Lessons Learned". NRC.gov. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (July 20, 1993). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.^ "NRC Information Notice 93-53, Supplement 1: Effect of Hurricane Andrew on Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station and Lessons Learned". NRC.gov. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (April 29, 1994). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.^ "Small Hole in Pipe at Nuclear Plant", New York Times, April 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. ^ "FPL moves to add nuclear plants in S. Dade", Miami Herald, October 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.