Florida's nuclear plants have outlasted hurricanes before, but Irma may be a bigger test

The only thing that separates Florida's Turkey Point nuclear plant from the ocean is a thin squiggle of land that doesn't seem to offer much protection.
There's a reason the place is so close to the water. Such plants need loads of H2O for constant cooling. But that need also means that, periodically, you'll come across a story about a potentially catastrophic storm whirling toward Turkey Point's nuclear facilities.
Turkey Point and its northern neighbor at St. Lucie, which is also perched preca