Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina

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Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant in South Carolina is an unfinished nuclear facility best known for serving as the primary underwater filming location for James Cameron’s 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film shooting location
unfinished nuclear power plant
constructionStatus unfinished
country United States of America
surface form: United States
filmReleaseYear 1989
hasFeature flooded containment tank used for underwater sets
hasNoAttribute never entered commercial operation
no nuclear fuel ever loaded
hasStructure large concrete reactor containment basins
industry nuclear power industry
laterUse training and testing site for divers and film crews
locatedIn Oconee County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
South Carolina
near Blacksburg, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Gaffney, South Carolina NERFINISHED
notableFor serving as primary underwater filming location for the film "The Abyss"
notableSetPiece massive open-water tank created in containment basin for "The Abyss"
numberOfPlannedUnits 3
originalPurpose commercial nuclear electricity generation
ownedBy Duke Energy NERFINISHED
Duke Power NERFINISHED
plannedReactorType pressurized water reactor
primaryUseAfterCancellation film production facility
region Upstate South Carolina
regulatoryJurisdiction U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NERFINISHED
status cancelled
usedAs underwater filming tank
usedByDirector James Cameron NERFINISHED
usedByProduction 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
usedForFilm The Abyss NERFINISHED

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The Abyss filmingLocation Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina