Editorial: OPPD is right to accelerate decommissioning of the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant
The Omaha Public Power District deserves credit for accelerating the decommissioning of the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant. OPPD initially envisioned spreading out the decommissioning and its associated costs over 60 years. But now the utility has opted to speed up the process so the majority of the work is completed by 2025.
About The Author
Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative. Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.