Ensuring safety at Fort Calhoun Station
As decommissioning work continues, radiation protection technicians' roles change, but their overall goal – keeping people and the environment safe – remains the same.
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Osprey pair are back for another season at Fort Calhoun Station
The ospreys arrived back at their nest in late March and are working to prepare it for new chicks.
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Crews complete major reactor vessel work at Fort Calhoun Station
OPPD crews recently finished cutting up and removing the plant's reactor vessel, a significant milestone in the decommissioning of Fort Calhoun Station.
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Osprey chick hatches at Fort Calhoun Station
Just one of three eggs laid by the resident female osprey at Fort Calhoun Station hatched this year, but that chick appears to be thriving.
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More osprey chicks on the way at Fort Calhoun Station
The resident osprey pair, whose home is the only known nesting site in eastern Nebraska, has three eggs that should hatch in late May or early June.
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Ospreys return to Fort Calhoun Station
Two ospreys are making themselves at home in a relocated nest. Their refurbished digs include a webcam, so you can watch the rare raptors.
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Work continues at Fort Calhoun Station
One of the biggest current projects at Fort Calhoun Station is removing the internal components from the reactor vessel, the parts that helped the reactor produce nuclear power.
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Video: Fort Calhoun Station crosses fuel-move milestone
With the final canister secured in recent days, all spent nuclear fuel is safely in dry storage.
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Fort Calhoun Station: Classroom to the world
After Chernobyl disaster, Fort Calhoun Station became an international classroom for nuclear officials to learn best practices.
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Next steps begin at Fort Calhoun Station
With the nuclear plant now permanently offline, personnel are preparing to defuel the reactor, move toward the decommissioning.
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