Ross Ridenoure - Inducted in 2007
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Ross Ridenoure was named vice president and chief nuclear officer for the Omaha Public Power District's (OPPD) Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station in December 2003. Prior to joining OPPD in 1989, Ridenoure served as a nuclear operations instructor at the Clinton Nuclear Station. He had previously served as nuclear training engineer at the Zion and Braidwood Nuclear Stations for Westinghouse. His early years at OPPD were spent in operator training followed by more than 10 years experience in operations. |
He holds either an SRO license or certification on three of the four nuclear power plants operating in the U.S. today.
Ridenoure recently retired from the U.S. Navy after nearly 29 years of service. His eight years of active duty were spent as a submarine nuclear reactor prototype instructor and on a nuclear power fleet ballistic missile submarine.
Upon leaving active duty, he stayed active in the Naval Reserves at the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base until retirement in 2005.
He holds undergraduate degrees in sociology and nuclear engineering technology from Excelsior College and a MBA (Executive Program) from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.