The Erie Nuclear Power Plant was a proposed nuclear power plant to be located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Sandusky, Ohio. [1] [2] It was proposed in 1976 by Ohio Edison (a forerunner of FirstEnergy) for the Central Area Power Coordination (CAPCO). The plant was to consist of two Babcock & Wilcox 1,267 megawatt reactors. [3] Unit 1 was scheduled to be complete in 1986, Unit 2 in 1988. [4] Preliminary work was canceled in 1980 due to new federal requirements placed on nuclear plants that make their construction more expensive and by a drop in anticipated customer energy demand. [4] [5]
See also
- List of books about nuclear issues
- Nuclear power debate
- Nuclear power in the United States
- List of canceled nuclear plants in the United States
References
- ^ "Erie Power Plant Opposed". Ludington Daily News. Associated Press. October 27, 1977. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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- ^ a b Michael Woods (January 22, 1980). "Future Of 4 Proposed Ohio A-Plants In Doubt". Toledo Blade. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Two Pennsylvania Utilities Get OK To Recover Losses". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. January 8, 1983. Retrieved December 1, 2014.