In 2009 FPL will file with the NRC to build several reactors at Turkey Point, which would begin operating in 2018. Apparently FPL is also evaluating a Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) technology as a possible endeavor.

The challenge of the future is to find a large, reliable energy source which has a minimal impact on the environment. GE, to meet this need, created the ESBWR (Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor), which uses next generation technology. It's safety features, security, economics and reliability make it a good choice of clean fuel with minimal greenhouse gas emissions.

Compared to the current mix of U.S. generated electricity, General Electric says that their ESBWR 1520 would avoid the emission of enough Greenhouse Gases in a year to be equivalent to taking 1,300,000 passenger cars off of the nations roads for one year.

By comparison, coal power plants would use 305 million tons of coal plus natural gas flame to generate the same amount of electricity a ESBWR nuclear reactor will produce over a 60 year life-span.

FPL has said that $12-18 billion may be spent on reactors and transmission upgrades and if two of the larger GE reactors are part of the investment it would cost another $16.5 billion.

FPL is located in Juno Beach, Florida and generates approximately 38,000 MW of electricity throughout the United States. In Florida the company provides 19% of the electricity for Florida consumers and is a big contender in the wholesale market in the northeastern and midwestern United States.