A federal inspection found a “chilled work environment” that kept employees from reporting safety concerns at Florida Power & Light’s St. Lucie nuclear plant. (Tampa Bay Times)
Staff feared retaliation for reporting safety concerns, contributing to a record spike in anonymous complaints (20) last year.
Why it matters: FPL is seeking a $10B rate hike (the largest request in American history), prompting scrutiny over whether customers or the utility should pay for repeated, preventable outages.