included injecting hypersaline water deep into the boulder zone beneath the aquifer and/or making some of the unlined canals more shallow. 600,000 pounds of salt gets into the canal system daily, and the saltwater contamination reaches west of the system as well as possibly into Biscayne Bay. Seismic risk The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's estimate of the risk each year of an earthquake intense enough to cause core damage to the reactor at Turkey Point was 1 in 100,000, according to an NRC study published in August 2010. The plant is located in an area with the lowest earthquake hazard potential described by the USGS. Reactor data The Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station consists of two operational reactors, and two additional units are planned. In 2019 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved a second 20-year licence extension for units 3 and 4, the first time NRC had extended licences to an 80-year total lifetime. Name Speculation about the name Turkey Point, first known written reference in 1865, suggests that it is because of the presence of the anhinga. See also List of largest power stations in the United States List of power stations in Florida References External links FP&L might be fined over nuclear plant security Study on the Cooling Canal System at FPL Turkey Point Power Station Nuclear power plants in Florida Buildings and structures in Miami-Dade County, Florida NextEra Energy Nuclear power stations with proposed reactors Nuclear power stations using pressurized water reactors Homestead, Florida Energy infrastructure completed in 1967 Energy infrastructure completed in 1968 Energy infrastructure completed in 1972 Energy infrastructure completed in 1973 Energy infrastructure completed in 2007 1967 establishments in Florida