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Ratepayers to pay over 10 years for Fort Calhoun nuclear plant repairs

Neb. utility pays nuclear rehab cost over 10 years http://fremonttribune.com/news/state-and-regional/neb-utility-pays-nuclear-rehab-cost-over-years/article_b49cd0e8-f4bc-5120-a170-2d7ea5ba652b.html 20 Sept 12, The Nebraska utility that owns the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant has decided to spread out the cost of repairs at the plant over 10 years to lessen the immediate impact on rates.

The Omaha Public Power District said Thursday that roughly $143
million in operations and maintenance costs for the plant that sits
about 20 miles north of Omaha will be deferred. That includes this
year’s and next year’s projected costs.

Fort Calhoun has been shut down since April 2011, and it’s not clear
when federal regulators will allow it to restart. The plant initially
shut down for routine maintenance, but last summer’s flooding along
the Missouri River and several regulatory violations forced it to
remain offline. Environmentalists would like it to stay shuttered for
good.

September 21, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA