ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Orlando Utilities Commission’s Stanton Energy Center is within normal expected radiation for the state, and there is no evidence to substantiate a cancer cluster, according to a survey from Department of Health.
Last year, residents near the plant around Stoneybrook, Avalon Park and Eastwood filed a federal class-action lawsuit claiming the plant was pumping out dangerous cancer-causing toxins. The plant burns natural gas and coal.
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The response spurred Orange County Mayor Jerry Demmings to request a survey by the health department as a top priority.
The Department of Health took 7,700 measurements of gamma exposure, and all readings were within the normal expected radiation.
The department also mapped out its finding, which showed no levels were outside of the ordinary, according to the report.
An OUC spokesman said they are pleased with the findings of the report, but declined to speculate as to what that would mean for the class-action lawsuit.
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