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of about 1150 megawatts were proposed, with projected in-service dates of 1981 and 1982. Two 450-foot (140 m) cooling towers were proposed, and water consumption was projected at 108,000 US gallons per minute (410,000 L/min). The project was set aside in the late 1970s. Opposition centered
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This article is about the cancelled nuclear power plant in southern
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The 1,270-acre (510 ha) site was purchased by the state of
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120:17 February
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