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Ft. Calhoun Station

Familiar feel to dry cask work

Familiar feel to dry cask work

Fort Calhoun Station’s spent nuclear fuel is stored in concrete structures built to withstand extreme weather, aircraft impact.

Posted on March 15, 2018March 9, 2018Author‌ Jason KuiperCategories Ft. Calhoun Station, UncategorizedTags decommissioning, fort calhoun station, nuclear, OPPDLeave a comment
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1,264

WHAT IS IT? The number of used nuclear fuel assemblies onsite at OPPD’s Fort Calhoun Station (FCS). FCS has 944 such assemblies

Posted on January 16, 2017April 14, 2017Author‌ Terry ZankCategories Ft. Calhoun Station, The big numberTags big number, fort calhoun station, nuclearLeave a comment
Fort Calhoun Station: Classroom to the world

Fort Calhoun Station: Classroom to the world

After Chernobyl disaster, Fort Calhoun Station became an international classroom for nuclear officials to learn best practices.

Posted on January 3, 2017February 1, 2017Author‌ Paula LukowskiCategories Flashback, Ft. Calhoun StationTags flashback, fort calhoun station, history1 Comment
History of Fort Calhoun Station site

History of Fort Calhoun Station site

Imagine standing on a rise overlooking the area near the Missouri River in 1804. As far as the eye can see stretches hundreds of

Posted on December 12, 2016January 17, 2017Author‌ Mike JonesCategories Flashback, Ft. Calhoun StationTags flashback, fort calhoun station4 Comments
Defueling is over, but work continues at Fort Calhoun

Defueling is over, but work continues at Fort Calhoun

After successfully and safely defueling the OPPD nuclear plant, personnel now shift to the long-term decommissioning work.

Posted on December 5, 2016January 4, 2017Author‌ Jason KuiperCategories Ft. Calhoun Station, UncategorizedTags decommissioning, fort calhoun station, nuclear2 Comments
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The process of ceasing operations and defueling Fort Calhoun Station required a multitude of tasks for a successful completion.

Posted on November 28, 2016April 14, 2017Author‌ Jason KuiperCategories Ft. Calhoun Station, The big numberTags big number, fort calhoun station, nuclearLeave a comment
Fort Calhoun defueling outage complete

Fort Calhoun defueling outage complete

Personnel removed the reactor vessel head and all nuclear fuel assemblies from the plant.

Format VideoPosted on November 14, 2016December 15, 2016Author‌ Andrew Roger and Terry ZankCategories Ft. Calhoun Station, UncategorizedTags defueling, fort calhoun station, nuclear, OPPD, OPPD employees, public power1 Comment
Nuclear fuel storage

Nuclear fuel storage

As OPPD’s Fort Calhoun Station completes defueling and enters decommissioning, careful handling of the fuel is required.

Posted on November 7, 2016November 2, 2016Author‌ Jason KuiperCategories Ft. Calhoun Station, How does that work?Tags fort calhoun station, how does that work, nuclearLeave a comment
Next steps begin at Fort Calhoun Station

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.

Posted on October 31, 2016April 19, 2017Author‌ Jason KuiperCategories Ft. Calhoun Station, UncategorizedTags decommissioning, fort calhoun station, generationLeave a comment
FCS featured in coverage of energy crisis

FCS featured in coverage of energy crisis

OPPD leaders in the mid-1960s saw the value nuclear energy would bring in coming decades.

Posted on October 24, 2016October 19, 2016Author‌ Paula LukowskiCategories Flashback, Ft. Calhoun StationLeave a comment

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