langs: 17 августа [ru] / august 17 [en] / 17. august [de] / 17 août [fr] / 17 agosto [it] / 17 de agosto [es]

days: august 14 / august 15 / august 16 / august 17 / august 18 / august 19 / august 20

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Power plant / Power plant

#1 Oahe Dam

The Oahe Dam is a large earthen dam on the Missouri River , just north of Pierre , South Dakota , United States . The dam creates Lake Oahe , the fourth-largest man-made reservoir in the United States. The reservoir stretches 231 miles (372   km) up the course of the Missouri to Bismarck, North Dako

• ... eached its full height in October 1959. It was officially dedicated by President John F. Kennedy on august 17, 1962, the year in which it began generating power . The original project cost was $340,000,000. STA ...

#2 Flaming Gorge Dam

Flaming Gorge Dam is a concrete thin- arch dam on the Green River , a major tributary of the Colorado River , in northern Utah in the United States . Flaming Gorge Dam forms the Flaming Gorge Reservoir , which extends 91 miles (146   km) into southern Wyoming , submerging four distinct gorges of the

• ... 959, excavation of the diversion tunnel had been completed, and the concrete lining was finished on august 17. Work on a pair of earthen cofferdams above and below the dam site commenced when the tunnel was rea ...
• ... of a switch by President John F. Kennedy . The dam was officially dedicated by Lady Bird Johnson on august 17 of the following year. [12] DIMENSIONS AND OPERATIONS Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming DAM AND RES ...

#3 Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant

Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Haiyang , Shandong province , China. It is the second site to house AP1000 units, after the Sanmen Nuclear Power Station . Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant Official name 海阳核电站 Country China Location Haiyang , Yantai , Shandong Coordinates 36°42.5′N

• ... March 2013. [6] Fuel loading at Haiyang 1 began on June 22, 2018. [7] First grid connection was on 17 august 2018. [1] Unit 1 began commercial operation on 22 October 2018. [8] Construction of unit 2 started ...

#4 Mosul Dam

Mosul Dam ( Arabic : سد الموصل ), formerly known as Saddam Dam ( سد صدام ), is the largest dam in Iraq . It is located on the Tigris river in the western governorate of Nineveh , upstream of the city of Mosul . The dam serves to generate hydroelectricity and provide water for downstream irrigation.

• ... ies the dam could be breached, causing widespread flooding and destruction downstream. [13] [14] On august 17, 2014, the Peshmerga and the Iraqi Army launched a successful operation to retake control of the dam ...
• ... Opening date 7 July 1986 Construction cost US$1.5 billion Operator(s) Ministry of Water Resources ( 17 august 2014) [1] Dam and spillways Type of dam Embankment, earth fill clay core Impounds Tigris river Heig ...