Press Release-IV-12-046, NRC to Meet with Omaha Public Power District Officials to Discuss Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant

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Press Release-IV-12-046: NRC to Meet with Omaha Public Power District Officials to Discuss Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant
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Issue date: 10/26/2012
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 1600 E. Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511 Telephone: (817) 860-8100 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. IV-12-046 October 26, 2012

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Victor Dricks (817) 200-1128 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov Lara Uselding (817) 200-1519 NRC TO MEET WITH OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will meet with officials from the Omaha Public Power District on Nov. 15 to discuss the status of the Fort Calhoun nuclear plants performance improvement activities. OPPD operates the plant, which is located 19 miles north of Omaha.

The meeting will be held from 6-9 p.m. CDT at Dana Colleges Gardner-Hawks Center, 2848 College Dr., in Blair, Neb.

NRC and OPPD officials will discuss the status of the plants performance improvement activities, including their actions to address the items outlined in the Confirmatory Action Letter sent on June 11. The second part of the meeting will be a question and answer session between the NRC and the public on topics related to Fort Calhoun and the NRCs oversight.

Fort Calhoun is shut down and remains in a safe mode following flooding along the Missouri River in 2011.

This meeting is one of a series the NRC is holding to keep the public informed about OPPDs effort to address performance issues.

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