The Omaha Public Power District has jump-started the deconstruction of the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant, decreasing both the timeline and the cost of the project.
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Decommissioning of Fort Calhoun nuclear plant speeds up, saving time and money
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The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in 2016, the year the Omaha Public Power District decided to close it down. The plant had been operating since 1973.
Control room of the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant. Currently, about 270 Omaha Public Power District employees are on-site, down from 700 when the plant was still operational.
The spent nuclear fuel stored on an elevated concrete pad on the Omaha Public Power District property that hosted the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Sta…
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The Omaha Public Power District board on Thursday approved a $1.18 billion budget for 2019 that keeps electricity rates steady.
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OPPD's accelerated decommissioning proposal for Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station is well worth considering.
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The utility has opted to speed up the process, originally envisioned as a 60-year process to spread out the costs.
The plant could generate 230 megawatts of power and $800,000 in tax revenue each year.
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As was the case with Burke's appointment to the helm of OPPD, his replacement will come from within.
