Omaha Utility Continues Generation Makeover with Plan to Close Nuclear Plant

SUGAR LAND--May 24, 2016--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Nebraska's Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station (FCS) may be the latest U.S. nuclear power plant that market forces will force to close prematurely. The one-unit, 478-megawatt (MW) facility, North America's smallest nuclear plant, opened in 1973. Located just north of Omaha, Nebraska, FCS is owned by the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD).

Within this article: Mentions several other nuclear plants that are being retired prematurely for market reasons.