Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant Abandoned

When the public hearings on the project were completed in september 1977 estimated construction costs had doubled to 1 4 billion.

Marble hill nuclear power plant abandoned.

Nabb indiana tucked neatly away in the farmlands of nabb indiana lies the marble hill nuclear power plant. At that time there was concern. The political and environmental. 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.

Abandoned nuclear power plant. Marble hill nuclear power station was an unfinished nuclear power plant in saluda township jefferson county near hanover indiana usa in 1984 the public service company of indiana announced it was abandoning the half finished nuclear power plant on which 2 5 billion had already been spent. The land is the former site of the marble hill nuclear power station an unfinished plant which would have been the only operational nuclear power generating facility in indiana. All work stopped in 1984 after 2 7 billion had been expended.

Marble hill nuclear power station indiana usa images via. 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. Some of the surrounding properties are still occupied so explorers beware. But construction was halted then completely abandoned in 1984.