Turkey Point Nuclear Plant on Florida's east coast. No hurricanes heading their way, right? Oh wait!
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has enough leftover funds from past appropriations to continue operating for about a week, according to a statement on their website. If the shutdown is longer than that, 300 of their 3,900 employees will continue to report to work:
Of that number, roughly half are resident inspectors assigned to reactor and fuel facilities. The rest of the “excepted” personnel include staff necessary to initially respond to emergency situations at NRC licensed facilities. The Chairman, the NRC Commissioners and Inspector General are in addition to this number and are exempted from furloughs because they are Presidential appointees.
It's the height of the Florida hurricane season. Maybe the Republicans could make sure no hurricanes hit Florida nuclear plants during shutdown.