mother nature reclaims an unfinished nuclear power plant in Aberdeen Washington

[Liberal_in_LA]

Remains of Satsop's unused nuclear power plant
In the forested hills east of Aberdeen, Washington, two colossal towers reach for the sky; an unfinished, dystopian reminder of overzealous nuclear power expectations born in the 1970s and later scrapped in lieu of future needs. Behold the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant. Never activated or structurally completed, the 1,800 acre plant now functions as a for-rent movie set (most recently for “Transformers: Age of Extinction”), military training ground and an active business park. Demolition was slated for 1995, but nothing came of the proposal. Satsop claimed the title as one of the largest municipal bond defaults in United States history. Mother Nature slowly reclaims the concrete skeleton of big plans gone awry. Enjoy a series of photographs from the site.










http://www.sfgate.com/local/slideshow/Powerless-ghostly-remains-of-Satsop-s-unused-113259/photo-8297868.php

[cemaphonic]

1. Some amazing photos

Thanks

[petronius]

2. Great images! The one of the flowers in the tower is particularly evocative...

Thanks for the link!