Summary
RICHLAND -- When an ambitious plan to build five nuclear power plants in Washington state fell to pieces in the 1980s, it caused the largest municipal bond default in U.S. history.
Lawmakers and customers showered criticism on Northwest utilities that were party to the debacle. No entity took more heat than the Washington Public Power Supply System, or WPPSS, which led the effort.See the full content of this document
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Successor to Wppss has Plans for Plant
But in the years since the scandal, the utility changed its name to Energy Northwest, weeded out those responsible and began the laborious process of re...
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