OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Omaha Public Power District says its massive decommissioning project at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant is wrapping up nearly a decade after the facility shut down.
In 2016, OPPD’s Board of Directors made the decision to shut down Fort Calhoun Station. They cited economics, saying low natural gas prices and rising operational costs made it too expensive to keep running. The plant closed that October.
The first phase focused on removing fuel from the reactor. Crews moved it to a spent fuel pool to keep it cool, then into dry storage. That process finished in May 2020…