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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6889462 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina Context triple: [The Abyss, filmingLocation, Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina]
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A.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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B.
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is a major Canadian nuclear power plant in Ontario that produces electricity using CANDU reactors operated by Ontario Power Generation.
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C.
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit pressurized water nuclear power station on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay that generates electricity for the Mid-Atlantic region.
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D.
Salem Nuclear Power Plant
Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power station in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors along the Delaware River.
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E.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina Target entity description: 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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A.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a single-unit boiling water nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity for the regional grid.
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B.
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is a major Canadian nuclear power plant in Ontario that produces electricity using CANDU reactors operated by Ontario Power Generation.
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C.
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit pressurized water nuclear power station on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay that generates electricity for the Mid-Atlantic region.
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D.
Salem Nuclear Power Plant
Salem Nuclear Power Plant is a commercial nuclear power station in Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors along the Delaware River.
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E.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is the accident-prone workplace of Homer Simpson and a central setting in the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing corporate greed, environmental hazards, and satirical takes on nuclear energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film shooting location
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unfinished nuclear power plant ⓘ |
| constructionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| hasFeature | flooded containment tank used for underwater sets ⓘ |
| hasNoAttribute |
never entered commercial operation
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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
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| near |
Blacksburg, South Carolina
ⓘ
Gaffney, South Carolina ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke Power Company
Duke Power ⓘ
linked to:
Duke Power Company
|
| plannedReactorType | pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| primaryUseAfterCancellation | film production facility ⓘ |
| region | Upstate South Carolina ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| usedAs | underwater filming tank ⓘ |
| usedByDirector | James Cameron ⓘ |
| usedByProduction | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| usedForFilm | The Abyss ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, South Carolina Description of subject: 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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