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An Abandoned Nuclear Plant Now Hosting One of the Coolest Music Festivals
Washington State shines brightly for both natural beauty and alive culture. Away from these major attractions, however, it is home to special places now harnessed into new and enterprising purposes.
One interesting place is an incomplete nuclear plant, the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in the vicinity of Elma, turned into an arena for energetic tunes and dynamic performances.

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The Satsop Nuclear Power Plant: From Dream to Energy Producer and Cultural Meeting Ground

In the early 1970s, WPPSS began its construction of a series of nuclear power plants, of which Satsop Nuclear Power Plant was one. The project was never finished due to financial problems and changes in public opinion, ending the facility in the early 1980s.
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Today, the Satsop site has been conceptualized as the Satsop Business Park with various events and activities. The gigantic cooling towers and industrial structures it has present a quirky setting which musicians and artists are drawn to.

A Unique Venue for Music and Arts

But the Satsop facility has also been an attractive site for various artistic projects due to its surreal, futuristic surroundings and natural acoustics. For instance, one Seattle band, Thunderpussy, recorded its song Torpedo Love inside one of the cooling towers on the plant premises by using reverberations off the structure.
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In fact, such dramatic scenery at the site attracts film crews, visual artists, and other creatives in droves.

A Testament to Innovation and Adaptation This transformation of the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant into a hub for music and arts testifies to innovation and adaptability. The state converted the incomplete industrial site into an area where creativity has been brought to the fullest, allowing locals and tourists alike to have a very different experience from what a usual venue would offer.

Washington keeps showing that even the most abandoned building can be returned to its previous glory, instead of a would-be relic, into a cultural and community powerhouse.