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May 03, 2017

NRC Sets Public Meeting on Fort Calhoun Decommissioning

By ExchangeMonitor

Members of the public will have an opportunity on Wednesday, May 31, to question Nuclear Regulatory Commission technical staff on the decommissioning of the Fort Calhoun Station nuclear power plant in Nebraska.

A public meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the DoubleTree Omaha Downtown hotel, 1616 Dodge St. in Omaha. Staff will provide a presentation on nuclear power plant decommissioning and then address questions and comments from the audience, the NRC said in a press release.

The Omaha Public Power District last October closed the single-reactor Fort Calhoun plant after 43 years of operations. The utility in March submitted its post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) to the NRC, formalizing plans to in 2018 place the facility into safe storage mode (SAFSTOR) until 2058, allowing time for radiation decay and for the decommissioning trust fund to accrue additional money. Future workers would prepare for dismantlement and decommissioning of the facility in 2059 to 2060, with actual decommissioning and site restoration scheduled for 2060 to 2066.

The entire process to maintain and then eliminate the facility is forecast to cost nearly $1.4 billion.

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