The small LACBWR demonstration BWR, shut since 1987, was dismantled by EnergySolutions' LaCrosseSolutions after a 2016 license transfer. The NRC approved license termination for the reactor site in February 2023 and returned the remaining ISFSI-only license to owner Dairyland Power in March 2023.
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Current state
| Status | License terminated |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Genoa, Wisconsin |
| Site | Genoa Site |
| Units | LACBWR |
| Unit count | 1 |
| Reactor types | BWR |
| Owner / licensee | Dairyland Power Cooperative |
| Decommissioning contractor | LaCrosseSolutions (EnergySolutions) |
| Strategy | Mixed |
| Final shutdown | 1987 |
| Decommissioning start | 2016 |
| Target completion | 2023 |
| Spent fuel | All fuel transferred to an on-site ISFSI in September 2012. |
Notes
Strategy "Mixed": long SAFSTOR then DECON.
Timeline
- 1987 — LACBWR shut down permanently. (source)
- 2012-09 — Transfer of used fuel to the on-site ISFSI was completed. (source)
- 2016 — The license was transferred from Dairyland to LaCrosseSolutions to complete decommissioning. (source)
- 2023-02-24 — NRC issued its safety evaluation approving license termination (except the ISFSI) and the license transfer. (source)
- 2023-03-15 — NRC formally transferred the ISFSI-only license back to Dairyland. (source)
The timeline is append-only: corrections are added as new entries. Stated targets appear in the current-state table, never as milestones.
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Sources
- LACBWR Decommissioning Project — Dairyland Power Cooperative (primary), checked 2026-10-11
- NRC Approves License Termination and Site Release for LACBWR — EnergySolutions (primary), checked 2026-10-11
- La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor - Decommissioning Funding Status — U.S. NRC (licensee filing) (primary), checked 2026-10-11