A Nuclear Plant That Never Went Online

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2026-06-14T09:05:35.726010

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TIL Long Island spent $6 billion dollars on a Nuclear Power Plant that never opened. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant was built between 1973 and 1984 but an insufficient evacuation plan prevented the plant from opening. LIPA, a utility company, is still paying off debt from the Shoreham plant today.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreham_Nuclear_Power_Plant?useskin=vector

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A nuclear plant built but never used, costing billions and changing energy policy.

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#NuclearHistory #ShorehamPlant #EnergyPolicy #LongIsland #DecommissionedPlant #ThreeMileIsland #Chernobyl #HistoricSites