Description: PGE is imploding the Trojan Nuclear Plant cooling tower on May 21, 2006. TrojanDown.org provides informmation about Trojan, along with photos and video of the event.
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Trojan's History Oregon’s only nuclear power plant opened in 1976. It cost $450 million – $1.5 billion in 2006 dollars. Trojan permanently ceased operating in November 1992 after 16 years, less than half its expected 35-year life span. In early 1993, PGE decided to close Trojan. In 1993, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) allowed PGE to "continue" charging ratepayers both for return of the investment over the original expected 35-year life of Trojan and a 13% profit before taxes, for a total of $251
Where is the Trojan Nuclear Plant
Trojan is located on U.S. highway 30 about 12 miles north of St. Helens in Columbia County on the bank of the Columbia River. It's about 42 miles north of Portland, Oregon. Directions Aerial Map