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Progress Energy Florida files
Applications being taken for Yankeetown Seafood Festival
nuclear plant application with NRC
The Inglis-Yankeetown Lions Club is now accepting applications for arts, crafts
and food vendors to serve at their 27th-annual Arts, Crafts & Seafood Festival that will be
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (August 1, 2008) - Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Progress
held the weekend of Nov. 22-23 on Riverside Drive in historic Yankeetown. The show will be
Energy (NYSE: PGN), announced that it submitted a combined license (COL) application with
judged, arts and crafts in one category, with prize money and ribbons awarded to the top four
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to construct a new nuclear power plant in Levy
winners. For additional information, call (352) 447-2037, 447-3640 or 219-4578 or e-mail:
County, Florida.
pegpage@bellsouth.net or iylionsclub@yahoo.com
The application, submitted to the NRC July 30, included the request to build two
AMVETS Meet
Westinghouse AP1000™ nuclear reactors at the site. Nuclear power is a key component of
William Crow AmVets Post 447 in Inglis is now open,, we invite all Veternans to
Progress Energy Florida’s balanced solution strategy to meet Florida’s long-term energy
come and join us, We need help to get started. Our Meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday
needs. Nuclear power, along with additional renewable energy resources and expanded en-
of each month. Come out and join us, bring ideas with you. The post is at 33 Risher Ave.
ergy-efficiency programs, is Progress Energy Florida’s strategy to address climate change
and the need for greater fuel diversity.
Levy County 4-H Roundup
The licensing process, once completed, gives Progress Energy the option to con-
Levy County 4-H will kick off the new 4-H year with Round-Up on Saturday, August
struct and operate two units at the Levy County site; it does not obligate the company to
23rd at the Extension Office in Bronson. If interested in participating in the Hartley BBQ
build. The NRC will review the application over the next three to four years.
Chicken Contest please contact the office at the number below for information.
The submission of the COL application is the last in a series of three important
The August County Council meeting was held Monday, August 11th at the County
filings in order to consider building a nuclear power plant at the Levy County site. The first
Extension Office in Bronson. This was the planning meeting for Round-up. More informa-
filing was a “Determination 2
tion about Round-Up will be placed in the newspaper after Aug. 11th or you can call the 4-H
of Need” petition submitted to the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) in March. On
office at 486-5131.
July 15, the PSC unanimously approved the petition, agreeing with the need to meet future
CFCC Levy To Offer Advanced Scrapbooking Class
energy needs in Florida with nuclear power. The second filing, a Site Certification Applica-
Central Florida Community College Levy Center will offer a four-week Advanced
tion (SCA), was filed with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on June 2. A
Scrapbooking class on Thursdays, starting Sept. 4.
decision on the SCA filing is expected in 2009. The third filing is the COL application.
The class will meet 6 to 8 p.m. at the Levy Center, 114 Rodgers Blvd. in Chiefland. The
Progress Energy Florida has purchased about 5,000 acres in southern Levy County
course fee is $39 and includes some materials.
for the potential construction of two nuclear reactors and associated transmission needs. If
Taught by experienced scrapbooking instructor Rebecca Lord, this class is sure to inspire
built, the new plants would employ between 800 and 900 full-time, high-paying positions,
the seasoned scrapbooker. Participants will learn about the latest in scrapbooking, including
generate another 1,000 to 2,000 indirect jobs and employ about 3,000 people at the height of
explosion boxes, distressing techniques and electronic cutting devices.
construction. If the company moves forward with plans for a new nuclear plant at the Levy
The registration deadline is Thursday, Aug. 28. For information or to register, visit the Levy
County site, the new plant’s first reactor could be online in 2016, with the second reactor
Center or call 352-493-9533.
coming online in 2017.
Get Your GED Online
Progress Energy has selected the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design as the
The program is free to all individuals (adults) and is available to sign up at the A. F.
preferred technology for the potential new nuclear units in Florida. The AP1000 is an ad-
Knotts Public Library on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month. A person will be available
vanced 1,100-megawatt nuclear power plant that uses passive safety system designs and
at the library on those days between 9am and 1pm so students may come in and register for
engineering simplicity to enhance plant reliability and reduce construction costs. More in-
the GED course. 1. It’s FREE! 2. You need a computer with high speed Internet access (may
formation can be found online at www.ap1000.westinghousenuclear.com.
be accessed at the library). 3. You must have a valid email address. 4. A free initial assess-
The company estimates the total cost of the project to be approximately $14 billion
ment is required for placement level. Assessments every six weeks. 5. A minimum of 8 hours
for the two units and an additional $3 billion for the necessary transmission equipment. This
online per week is recommended. 6. Instructor available by email with guaranteed 24-hour
estimate includes land price, plant components, financing costs, construction, labor, regula-
turnaround reply. 7. Instructor available in person every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9 a.m. to
tory fees and reactor fuel for two units and about 200 miles of transmission lines and associ-
1 p.m. at the A. F. Knotts Public Library 11 56th St., Yankeetown 7. Free GED Official Practice
ated equipment.
Test provided when student meets recommended levels. For information contact Beth Crawford
Despite the current economic downturn, Progress Energy Florida’s service area
at:352-493-9533
remains a fast growing region. As the fourth-largest state, Florida ranks third nationally in
per-capita energy consumption. Over the past three decades, the size of the average home
has grown by 50 percent and uses 30 percent more electricity. Since the Crystal River nuclear
Inglis Mayor Risher has planned
plant came online in the mid-1970s, the company’s customer base has more than doubled.
A September 11th Memorial Ceremony
EL Ranchito
In conjunction with a Support Our Troops Celebration
This will be held in front of the Inglis Town Hall
Mexican Restaurant
at 7:00pm on September 11th, 2008.
The Best Mexican Cuisine South of the Border!
We would like to invite the Public to join us in paying tribute to
all past and present Military Personnel.
445 N.E. 1st Terrace, Crystal River
A Special Ending has been planned for all to enjoy.
Open 7 Days
Crystal Terrace Shopping Center
Yes, we have
Lunch & Dinner
If you have any pictures of your loved ones that are currently
North of Big Lots & East of Post Office
Beer & Wine!
Served
fighting for our freedom in the armed forces or have pictures
of loved ones lost to the conflict we will be happy to display
Monday-Thursday: 11am-2pm & 5-9pm Friday: 11am-2pm & 5-10pm
Saturday: Open All Day-Noon-10pm Sunday: Open All Day-Noon-9pm
them on the Inglis Town Hall Commission Rooms
Wall of Remembrance.
Dine-In or Take-Out
352-795-5251
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