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Power plant / Power plant

#1 Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station

Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station or Rybinsk GES ( Russian : Ры ́ бинская ГЭС ) is a hydroelectric station on the Volga and the Sheksna rivers in Yaroslavl Oblast near the Rybinsk town. it is the third of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams. Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station Country Russia Soviet Union Coordinat

• ... rted. Later the project was reconsidered to an existing one. The Mologa town was flooded. Timeline: may 23, 1938 – the project was approved. June 1940 – construction has been started. June 24, 1940 – the Vol ...

#2 Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping , in Yiling District , Yichang , Hubei province, central China , downstream of the Three Gorges . The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity

• ... m (14.0 GW), to become the world's largest hydro power plant by capacity. [50] [51] [52] [53] As of may 23, 2012, when the last main generator, No. 27, finished its final test, the six underground main gener ...

#3 Amistad Dam

Amistad Dam ( Spanish : Presa la Amistad ) is a major embankment dam across the Rio Grande between Texas , United States , and Coahuila , Mexico . Built to provide irrigation water storage, flood control , and hydropower generation , it is the largest dam along the international boundary reach of th

• ... (346.15 m) on September 22, 1974. [18] It reached a record low level of 1,055.93 feet (321.85 m) on may 23, 2013, or 61 feet (19 m) below normal levels, after several consecutive years of drought. [19] The a ...

#4 Lewis Smith Lake

Lewis Smith Lake is a reservoir in north Alabama . Located on the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River , it covers over 21,000 acres (85   km 2 ) [1] in Cullman , Walker , and Winston Counties . The maximum depth at the dam is 264 feet (80   m) . It is the deepest lake in Alabama. The three-finger

• ... ruction of the lake. Construction began on November 25, 1957, and the dam was formally dedicated on may 23, 1961 (61 years ago) ( 1961-05-23 ) at a cost of $29 million. For the first 20 years, the lake remai ...

#5 Uglich Hydroelectric Station

The Uglich Hydroelectric Station or Uglich GES ( Russian : Угличская ГЭС ) is a hydroelectric station on the Volga River in Uglich in Yaroslavl Oblast , Russia , and is the first of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams. It began operating on December 8, 1940, making it one of the oldest hydroelectric plan

• ... gan in 1935 [3] and the first excavator arrived in January 1936. The plant's design was approved on may 23, 1938 by the Economic Council of the USSR Council of People's Commissars , modeled after the Rybinsk ...

#6 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant is located on the Tennessee River near Decatur and Athens, Alabama , on the north side (right bank) of Wheeler Lake . The site has three General Electric boiling water reactor (BWR) nuclear generating units and is owned entirely by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

• ... ity, the slats were very dry and extremely flammable. [22] [23] $5 million of damage was done. [24] may 23, 1996 Cooling tower #3 (which was in the process of being refurbished at the time) was heavily damag ...
• ... wer #3 (which was in the process of being refurbished at the time) was heavily damaged in a fire on may 23, 1996, with about 80% of the tower destroyed. [24] AUGUST 19, 2006 At 11:05 AM on August 19, 2006, U ...

#7 Elwha Dam

The Elwha Dam was a 108-ft (33 m) high dam located in the United States , in the state of Washington , on the Elwha River approximately 4.9 miles (7.9   km) upstream from the mouth of the river on the Strait of Juan de Fuca . Dam in Washington, USA Elwha Dam Elwha Dam in 2005 Location Clallam County

• ... ver to a nearly pristine state. [14] Elwha Dam removal process September 17, 2011 February 14, 2012 may 23, 2013 SEE ALSO Glines Canyon Dam Dam removal

#8 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear reactor pair used for electric power generation . It is located on a 1,770-acre (7.2   km²) site in Rhea County, Tennessee , near Spring City , between the cities of Chattanooga and Knoxville . Watts Bar supplies enough electr

• ... nvironment," where employees are reluctant to raise safety concerns for fear of retribution. [6] On may 23, 2016, initial criticality was achieved. [11] As of August 31, 2016 [update] , a transformer fire ha ...

#9 Hinkley Point A nuclear power station

Hinkley Point A nuclear power station is a Magnox nuclear power station undergoing decommissioning. It is located on a 19.4-hectare (48-acre) site in Somerset on the Bristol Channel coast, 5 miles (8   km) west of the River Parrett estuary. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuc

• ... 1: February 16, 1965 ( 1965-02-16 ) [1] Unit 2: March 19, 1965 ( 1965-03-19 ) [2] Decommission date may 23, 2000 ( 2000-05-23 ) [1] [2] Owner(s) Central Electricity Generating Board (1965–1989) Nuclear Elect ...
• ... re vessel material properties. Because of the cost of remedying these problems, it was announced on 23 may 2000 that Hinkley Point A would be shut down. [19] Hinkley Point A was one of 11 Magnox nuclear pow ...