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Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station

Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station

Nuclear power plant in Miami-Dade County, FloridaWikipedia

Search complete. 3 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station".

Oct 1, 2026

Juan Carlos LopezCORRESPONDENT
77:18
That's because Havana bet everything on being in the Soviet Union's sphere of influence during the Cold War and on Moscow's assistance for ambitious projects like the Huragua power plant.
Juan Carlos LopezCORRESPONDENT
77:29
which sat under 200 miles from the Florida Keys and sent Washington into a tailspin over national security, even though the Turkey Point nuclear plant in Homestead, Florida, had been operating 200 miles from Havana since 1972.
speaker_35SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
77:45
We've had longstanding concerns about the quality of the plant's construction.
speaker_35SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
77:49
and about Cuba's ability to operate it safely.
Mark WeeksGUEST
37:41
For guides, what's that street cred? exactly for guides it can have a big impact on their career but for the anglers it's really just as you say street cred but people spend decades trying to win one of these tournaments or win all three and Andy Mill for example he told me it became an obsession for 10 years and he even grew to really not enjoy tarpon fishing because it was all about the metrics and and winning he said the only time he he uh enjoyed it was after he'd won a tournament and that only lasted for uh you know like a day and then he was focused on the next tournament i can imagine well that's if you've ever tarpon fished you realize what a tragedy that is because it's just such a wonderful sport i've hooked one in
Rob SnowhiteHOST
38:37
the key key uh Turkey Point in the canals.
Rob SnowhiteHOST
38:42
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Rob SnowhiteHOST
38:44
In bioluminescent water.
Juan Carlos LopezCORRESPONDENT
49:05
That's because Havana bet everything on being in the Soviet Union's sphere of influence during the Cold War and on Moscow's assistance for ambitious projects like the Huragua power plant.
Juan Carlos LopezCORRESPONDENT
49:17
which sat under 200 miles from the Florida Keys and sent Washington into a tailspin over national security, even though the Turkey Point nuclear plant in Homestead, Florida had been operating 200 miles from Havana since 1972.
Juan Carlos LopezCORRESPONDENT
49:32
We've had longstanding concerns about the quality of the plant's
Timofey MilovanovGUEST
49:35
construction.

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