Regulators Discuss Neb. Nuclear Plant Recovery

OMAHA, Neb. -- Federal regulators will get another update on a Nebraska utility's plan to repair and restart a nuclear power plant that has been shut down since last spring. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to meet with Omaha Public Power District officials on Wednesday to discuss the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant, which is 20 miles north of Omaha .This is the second such meeting since the NRC imposed tough oversight on Fort Calhoun. Regulators said several problems have been found at the plant that were unrelated to last summer's flooding along the Missouri River. OPPD has hired experts from Exelon Nuclear Partners to help oversee repairs and get Fort Calhoun ready to restart later this year. Exelon is the largest operator of U.S. nuclear

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