Blue Castle Project
The Blue Castle Project is a proposed nuclear power plant near Green River, Utah, United States. Originally projected for completion in 2030, it would have two 1500 megawatt reactors. It was originally proposed in 2007 by Transition Power Development, which became Blue Castle Holdings (BCH) in 2009. With no updates on the Blue Castle Holdings website since 2019, the project seems to be on hold.
| Blue Castle Project | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Location | about five miles west-northwest of Green River, Utah |
| Coordinates | 39.013898°N 110.240249°W |
| Status | Proposed |
| Construction began | originally projected: 2023. No updates on currently planned start of construction |
| Commission date | 2028 (originally projected) |
| Construction cost | $13.4 billion (projected) |
| Owner(s) | Blue Castle Holdings |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| External links | |
| Website | bluecastleproject |
After winning a three-year legal battle over water rights, Blue Castle began reviewing construction companies to work on building the plant. The project is projected to cost up to $20 billion, though BCH projected only $13.4 billion as of January 2017. The plant is expected to produce up to 4000 short term jobs during construction and about 1000 long term jobs in the Green River area.
Public reaction has varied since the project was originally proposed. There are several local and national environmental groups who oppose the project.