Kraftwerk Pleasants
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 22 ′ 1 ″ N , 81 ° 17 ′ 41 ″ W | ||
| country | United States | ||
| Waters | Ohio River | ||
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| Type | coal-fired power station | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | Hard coal | ||
| power | 1300 MW electric | ||
| owner | FirstEnergy | ||
| Start of operations | 1979 | ||
| Chimney height | 195 m | ||
The Pleasants Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located near Belmont , West Virginia . It is located on the Ohio River and has a total installed capacity of 1,300 MW.
During the construction of one of the cooling towers, Willow Island's scaffolding collapsed in 1978 . The entire top row of concrete elements of the tower fell down together with the scaffolding attached to it. All 51 workers on the scaffolding fell to their deaths.
From 2005 to 2008 a flue gas desulphurization system was built.
blocks
| block | power | completion |
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| 1 | 650 MW | 1979 |
| 2 | 650 MW | 1980 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Allegheny Energy Completes Pleasants Power Station Environmental Project. March 21, 2008
- ^ Pleasants Power Station. PDF.
- ↑ Safety Culture Communicator: Partial Collapse of the Willow Island Cooling Tower. September 2011 (PDF).
- ↑ See also Willow Island Disaster on YouTube .