Dive Summary:

• The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has added three actions that the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) must complete before its Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant can restart.
• The new actions include addressing safety system failures, internal structure repairs and using Teflon to seal electrical cables.
• OPPD must also resolve two existing conditions inside containment that caused the structure to fall short of design requirements.

From the article:

The plant, located 19 miles north of Omaha, is owned and operated by OPPD and has been shut down since April 2011 for a refueling outage and impacts from the Missouri River floodwaters.

The new action items include a requirement to address safety system functional failures, containment internal structure issues, and the use of Teflon as a sealant on electrical cables inside containment. ...