Cooper Nuclear Power Plant
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 21 '42 " N , 95 ° 38' 29" W | |
| Country: | United States | |
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| Owner: | Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) | |
| Operator: | Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) | |
| Project start: | 1967 | |
| Commercial operation: | July 1, 1974 | |
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Active reactors (gross): |
1 (801 MW) | |
| Energy fed in since commissioning: | 145,462 GWh | |
| Was standing: | March 18, 2008 | |
| The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation . | ||
The Cooper Nuclear Station ( english Cooper Nuclear Station ) is in Brownsville in the US state of Nebraska area.
history
The block was built from 1968 and went online on May 10, 1974. The power plant is operated by the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD).
The power plant is named after Guy Cooper and Guy Cooper Jr. from Humboldt, Nebraska, in recognition of their contribution to the Nebraska public power grid.
In June 2011, the power plant was flooded by rising levels of the Missouri. US President Barack Obama declared the state a state of emergency and freed up federal funds for relief measures. The water level reached almost 13 meters on June 19, 2011; the operators had to give an “indication of an unusual event”, the lowest of four warning levels. At a level of 13.90 meters, the nuclear power plant would have to be taken off the grid.
In March 2019, an even higher water level was measured during floods and preparations were made for shutdown. The power plant could no longer be reached by land and helicopters had to take over the transport of workers, but the critical water level was not reached.
Data of the reactor blocks
The Cooper nuclear power plant has one block :
| Reactor block | Reactor type | net power |
gross power |
start of building | Network synchronization |
Commercialization of essential operation |
switching off processing |
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| cooper | Boiling water reactor | 774 MW | 801 MW | 06/01/1968 | 05/10/1974 | 07/01/1974 | (Planned for 2034) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Cooper Nuclear Station. (No longer available online.) In: nppd.com. 2004, archived from the original on January 5, 2007 ; accessed on March 17, 2019 (English).
- ↑ After flooding at Missouri US nuclear power plants are under water . In: sueddeutsche.de. June 22, 2011.
- ^ Nancy Gaarder, Chris Peters: Cooper Nuclear Station still operating, but preparing for shut-down as Missouri River hits record levels. In: sandhillsexpress.com. March 15, 2019, accessed on March 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Scott DiSavino: Nebraska nuclear plant shut at full power as floodwaters recede. In: reuters.com . March 18, 2019, accessed April 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "United States of America: Nuclear Power Reactors - Alphabetic" (English)