Dive Summary:

• Omaha Public Power District’s (OPPD) Fort Calhoun nuclear plant has been closed since facing violations in April of 2011 and can’t be restarted until after a number of inspections and repair work.
• The OPPD has hired a unit of Exelon Corp to manage the 478 MW reactor for the remainder of its operating license.
• Although the OPPD has a target date of Dec. 1 to “heat up” the plant, an exact restart date remains subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval.

From the article:

The Omaha Public Power District has delayed its plan to restart the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant in Nebraska until later this year or early next and hired a unit of Exelon Corp to manage the 478-megawatt reactor, which has been shut for 16 months.

OPPD plans to heat up the plant by Dec. 1, in anticipation of restarting the reactor at a later date after a number of inspections and other work, a spokesman said on Wednesday. ...