What couldn't be moved was buried within mammoth "burial vaults" of concrete and then the "leftovers," including the reactor core, were sealed below the surface of the earth.
In addition to the nuclear portion of the plant, Sheldon Station has produced electricity for the Nebraska grid system since 1961 from a conventional coal- and gas-fired boiler.
Major modifications were completed in 1974 at a cost of $4.2 million to accommodate switching the facility from using natural gas as the primary fuel to low sulfur coal.
In addition, the installation of electrostatic precipitators to bring the facility into conformance with clean air requirements resulted in an expenditure of some $12.2 million.
The Mark T. Moore 345 KV substation connects to Lincoln, McCool Junction, Pauline, Cooper Nuclear Station, and Wagener (LES).
Throughout his life, Sheldon maintained an active interest in banking, other businesses and agriculture and was devoted to the importance of resource conservation.
His many services included extensive efforts in obtaining passage of the Enabling Act for the creation of public power districts in the 1933 Nebraska Legislature.