View source for Press Release-IV-12-032, NRC to Meet with Omaha Power District Officials to Discuss Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant

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| issue date = 08/24/2012
| title = Press Release-IV-12-032: NRC to Meet with Omaha Power District Officials to Discuss Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant
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| document report number = Press Release-IV-12-032
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| newsletter region = NRC Region IV
| newsletter year = 2012
| newsletter integer = 32
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{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region IV 1600 E. Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011 - 4125 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No: IV-12-032                                                                                       Aug. 24, 2012 CONTACT: Victor Dricks (817) 200-1128                                         E-mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov Lara Uselding (817) 200-1519 NRC TO MEET WITH OMAHA POWER DISTRICT OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR PLANT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will meet with officials from the Omaha Public Power District on Sept. 11 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, which is open to public observation, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. CDT at Dana Colleges Gardner-Hawks Center, 2848 College Dr., in Blair, Neb.
Fort Calhoun is shut down and remains in a safe mode following flooding along the Missouri River in 2011.
OPPD officials and the NRC staff will discuss work underway at the plant and efforts to prepare it for restart, including the status of performance improvement items outlined in a Confirmatory Action Letter the NRC sent to OPPD on June 11.
This meeting is one of a series the NRC is holding to keep the public informed about OPPDs efforts to address performance issues.
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