Number	25414
Subject	Nuclear Energy
Source	Tampa Bay Times
State	FL
Year	2011
Publication Date	Oct. 9, 2011- Dec. 11, 2011
Summary	The executives who run the local power plant in St. Petersburg said from the start that their customers should help pay a $2.5 billion repair bill at their nuclear plant because no one could have predicted or prevented the disaster that crippled the facility and shut it down. But the Tampa Bay Times revealed gaping holes in that argument. Porgress received multiple warnings from employees and contractors about their approach to the project. An internal report obtained by Tampa Bay Times even warned the utility against self managing such an ambitious construction effort.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	21
Keywords	St. Petersburg; Tampa Bay Times; Repair Bill; Utility
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