ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, kˈɔst ˌoʊvɚɹˈʌnz ænd dᵻlˈeɪz, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐ slˈoʊɪŋ ʌv ᵻlɛktɹˈɪsᵻɾi dᵻmˈænd ɡɹˈoʊθ, lˈɛd tə kˌænsɪlˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈuː dˌʌbəljˌuːpˌiːpˈiːˌɛsˈɛs plˈænts ænd ɐ kənstɹˈʌkʃən hˈɔlt ɔnðə tˈuːɹɪˈæktɚ sˈætsəp nˈuːklɪɹ pˈaʊɚ plˈænt wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt kəmplˈiːt.
In January 1982, cost overruns and delays, along with a slowing of electricity demand growth, led to cancellation of two WPPSS plants and a construction halt on the two-reactor Satsop Nuclear Power Plant which was 75% complete.