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Pleasants Power Station is a coal-fired power plant near Belmont, West Virginia. The plant is owned by FirstEnergy and was completed in 1980 at a cost of $677 million.
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The plant is capable of generating 1,300 megawatts (1,700,000 hp) of power, primarily from two turbines each having a capacity of 626 megawatts (839,000 hp). There are two cooling towers, each 428 feet (130 m) high, and two 1,000-foot (305 m)-high chimneys.
Willow Island disasterEdit
In what is considered to be the deadliest construction accident in United States history, Cooling Tower #2 collapsed on April 27, 1978 as it was still under construction. 51 workers were killed in the accident.
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