While there was never any indication of a radioactive release, the plant
was shut down as a precautionary measure.newscom.

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Leak at Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant Was From Non-Radioactive Source

Monday after
discovering that cooling water was leaking into the containment structure -- a
steel and concrete structure that surrounds the steel reactor vessel. With plants located in Alabama,
Georgia and Florida, Southern Power currently has more than 5,400 megawatts of
competitive generation to serve the wholesale power market.

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, Detroit Edison officials
confirmed this evening that a water leak which shut down the Fermi 2 nuclear
plant Monday afternoon came from a non-radioactive cooling system, and said
there was no release of radioactive water at the plant.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020207 /SOCOLOGO )
Power to supply FPL will be generated from Plant Oleander, a simple-cycle,
combustion turbine electric generating plant located in Cocoa, Fla. Visit the Southern Company
Web site at http: //www.

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Since that time, the plant
has produced more than 100 billion kilowatt hours of electricity for Detroit
Edison customers. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer
service , high reliability and retail electric prices that are 15 percent below
the national average.

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Under the agreement, Southern Company
will continue to provide approximately 160 megawatts of electric energy to
FPL.

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Monday. With
annual revenues of more than $10 billion and a growing presence in 26 states,
FPL Group is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power
companies .

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Plant personnel
are investigating the cause of the leak and will develop a plan for repairing
the system and returning the plant to operation.com,
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Southern Company Announces Extension of Wholesale Power Agreement With Florida Power + Light

With more than 4 million customers and more than 40,000 megawatts of
generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier
super-regional energy company in the Southeast and a leading U.
Southern Company has more than 500,000 shareholders, making its common stock
one of the most widely held in the United States.

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1 million customers in Southeastern Michigan.

Detroit Edison is an investor -owned electric utility serving 2.

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Plant
Oleander is owned by Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company that
builds, owns, manages and finances wholesale generating assets in the
Southeast and sells to wholesale customers. (NYSE: FPL), nationally known as a high quality, efficient and customer -
driven organization focused on energy-related products and services.com.

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"Southern Company and Florida Power + Light have had a solid business
relationship for more than 20 years, and we are pleased to have the
opportunity to build on the relationship.FPLEnergy.com.

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FPL Energy , LLC, FPL Group's wholesale electricity generating
subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable
fuels.

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m. Plant
personnel were able to pinpoint the source of the leak to non-radioactive
water in a support cooling water system.3 million customer accounts
in Florida .

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The Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant is a 1,140-megawatt boiling water reactor
owned and operated by Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving more than
2.S.

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m. Florida Power + Light Company serves 4. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.

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Fermi 2 began commercial operation in 1988. ATLANTA, Southern Company announced
today that it has signed an extension of a wholesale power agreement with
Florida Power + Light Company (FPL). The agreement extends the term of the capacity and energy purchase
through May 31, 2012. This extension demonstrates our
continued commitment to the wholesale energy market in the Southeast," said
Ronnie Bates, President and CEO of Southern Power.

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-- Company officials confirm there was no release of radioactive material

NEWPORT, Mich.

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There was no evacuation of plant personnel at any time. The plant employs about 900 workers and produces about 15
percent of the power generated by Detroit Edison power plants . producer of
electricity.

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The leak was stopped
at 8:54 p.southerncompany.

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Reactor coolant water was
maintained at normal levels and plant safety systems functioned normally at
all times.FPL . Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a
growing competitive generation company , as well as fiber optics and wireless
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Information
about DTE Energy is available at http://www.
Florida Power + Light Company is the principal subsidiary of FPL Group,
Inc .

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Plant operators shut down the Fermi 2 reactor about 4:20 p.1 million
customers in Southeastern Michigan and a subsidiary of DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE),
a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and
management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide.
(Logo: http://www. Southern Company has been ranked the nation's top energy
utility in the American Customer Satisfaction Index six years in a row.

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