Construction at marble hill began in 1977 and ended in 1984 when the public service company of indiana psi now duke energy abandoned the half finished nuclear power plant with 2 5 billion spent and as the most expensive nuclear construction project ever abandoned marble hill was a devastating setback for the troubled nuclear power industry which saw more than 100 plant.
Marble hill nuclear power plant indiana concrete.
Proposed by public service indiana psi later cinergy in 1973 the marble hill nuclear power generating plant had a 700 million price tag which had doubled by the time construction began in.
Marble hill is currently being used for industrial scrap.
The site is the never completed marble hill nuclear power plant located in southern indiana along the ohio river.
Construction began in 1977 and was halted in 1984 before the plant was operational.
These nuclear power reactors were never completed.
Indiana s electrical energy generation mix in 2020 was 46 coal 43 natural gas and 11 renewables.
When the public hearings on the project were completed in september 1977 estimated construction costs had doubled to 1 4 billion.
At that time there was concern.
In 1973 public service indiana psi now owned by cinergy proposed a nuclear power generating plant at marble hill.
250 ac graveled 210 ac timberland 2 500 of river frontage.
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Abandoned nuclear power plant.
In 1973 when marble hill was first proposed public service indiana psi now duke energy said the construction cost would be a whopping 700 million the largest capital project in indiana history.
8 million gallons per day mgd pump house on site along river s edge.
It was first proposed in 1973 by public service indiana psi and was finally closed due to overwhelming expenditures.
Marble hill nuclear power station is located at 38 36 3 09 n 85 26 45 19 w near new washington indiana usa.
By 1984 the pr.