Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station, former nuclear power plant in Washington County, Nebraska
The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Nebraska, located about 19 miles north of Omaha. The facility operated a pressurized water reactor with a capacity of approximately 478 megawatts and occupied about 660 acres of land.
Construction began in 1966 and the reactor started operating in 1973, providing about a quarter of the region's electricity for several decades. After economic considerations and safety concerns, the facility was permanently shut down in October 2016.
The site is currently closed to public visits as it is undergoing active decommissioning and decontamination work. Strict security measures and regulatory restrictions protect the area and surrounding communities during the dismantling process.
For many years, this was the smallest operating nuclear facility in North America with a single reactor unit. The site sits near the Missouri River, where severe flooding in 2011 caused a water-filled barrier to rupture, requiring emergency protective measures to keep the reactor safe.
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