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How much did Indian Point Energy Center cost to build?

The Indian Point Energy Center is the former nuclear power station in Buchanan, New York, on the Hudson River about 35 miles north of Midtown Manhattan, with Unit 1 commissioned in 1962 and shut in 1974, and the pressurized water reactor Units 2 and 3 commissioned on 1 August 1974 and 30 August 1976, built from 1968 and closed on 30 April 2020 and 30 April 2021. Wikipedia gives the cost of Units 2 and 3 as 2.45 billion dollars in 2007 dollars.

Final project cost

$2.45 billion

Cost basis: 2007

Indian Point nuclear reactor, seen from across the Hudson River on US 9W
Daniel CaseCC BY-SA 3.0

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Final project cost2007
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  1. 1 November 1968

    Construction started

    Wikipedia (Indian Point infobox)
  2. 30 August 1976

    Opened or launched

    Wikipedia (Indian Point infobox)

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