Offshore Power Systems Blount Island Facility, Jacksonville, Florida
Object number2010.120.3
Artist
Stan Beloncis
Date1970
OriginJacksonville, FL
MediumMetal, paint, art board, paper
Credit LineGift of T.A. Mantia
DescriptionPainting of the offshore power systems facility on Blount Island. In metal frame with backing.Dimensions30.25 x 44.25 x 0.75 in. (76.8 x 112.4 x 1.9 cm)InscriptionsAlong bottom left edge "Offshore Power Systems Blount Island Facility Jacksonville, Florida".
Historical NotesPainting of Westinghouse Offshore Power Systems (OPS) site. These power plants were conceived during a feasibility study conducted for Public Systems of New Jersey which asked Westinghouse to determine if a nuclear power plant could be constructed on a floating platform and moored offshore such that power could be pumped into populated areas. Westinghouse partnered with Newport News Shipbuilding to develop the conceptual designs in offices located in a shopping center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The venture was moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where 75 families from both companies subsequently moved. Eight of these plants were ordered but due to the business climate of the 1970s and the disasters at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, orders were terminated and the OPS went out of business in 1984.
Related institution
Westinghouse Electric Company
(founded 1945)
Related institution
Newport News Shipbuilding
On View
Not on view
1998
