The Florida Power & Light St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant is seen along the Indian River Lagoon on July 30, 2024, in Fort Pierce.
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TCPalm’s Today in History feature every Sunday takes a look back at everyday life, what made the news, and what shaped the Treasure Coast 50 years ago today.
Oct. 4, 1976
Citizens United against a Radioactive Environment (CURE) hired two nuclear experts to testify in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s hearings on the location of a second nuclear power plant reactor.
The grassroots nonprofit group wanted “to get a better site for St. Lucie II and its radioactive wastes than on the exposed beaches of Hutchinson Island.” It hired:
Dr. Daniel Jackson, head of Florida International University School of Technology in Miami and coordinator of the St. Lucie II report authorized by the Florida Department of Pollution Control. Dr. Karl Z. Morga, a professor at Georgia Tech and member of the Joint Committee of Atomic Energy and the International Radiation and Protection Agency.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida history facts & finds from Treasure Coast 50 years ago today
Reporting by Cheryl Smith, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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This story was originally published October 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM.