Marble Hill

More than two billion dollars were spent on a project that was only 20% complete. Now fast deteorating against the elements, this abandoned nucular power plant stands as a rusting hulk of what was to be a boom in nucular energy. Skyrocketing and ridiculous costs prohibited the completion of the project, and nearly forced Public Service Indiana into bankrupcy.

Public Service Indiana (PSI, now owned by Cinergy), proposed a nucular power generating plant in 1973 at Marble Hill, north of Louisville, Kentucky and south of Madison, Indiana overlooking the Ohio River. The cost of the power plant was estimated to be $700 million, the largest capital project in Indiana's history. After several public hearings, in September of 1977, estimated construction costs had risen to $1.4 billion.