Marble Hill Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant in Saluda Township

Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Saluda Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,358. It was created by the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 13, 1817....

, Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Indiana

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 32,428. The county seat is Madison.-History:Jefferson County was formed in 1811...

, near Hanover, Indiana

Hanover, Indiana

Hanover is a town in Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,546 at the 2010 census. Hanover is the home of Hanover College, a small Presbyterian liberal arts college. Hanover is also the home of Southwestern High School...

, USA (N38° 36.01' W085° 26.74') . It was first proposed in 1973 by Public Service Indiana (PSI)

Duke Energy

Duke Energy , headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States, Canada and Latin America.-Overview:...

 and was finally closed due to overwhelming expenditures.
Construction began in 1977 and was halted in 1984 with Unit #1 approximately 80% complete and Unit#2 40% complete. A proposal in June 1984 to complete the project was made by three of the major construction contractors: the Bechtel Power Corporation, Sargent & Lundy and the Westinghouse Electric Corporation.