Cooper nuclear power plant

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Cooper nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Cooper nuclear power plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1974[1] 801 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-4 (Mark 1)[1] Nebraska Public Power District[1] Entergy Nuclear Operations INC[1]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Cooper nuclear power plant

Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
June 1, 1968[1] February 21, 1974[1] May 10, 1974[1] July 1, 1974[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Cooper nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
769 MW[1] 778 MW[1] 2419 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Cooper nuclear power plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States[2] 40.3628, -95.6408 (exact)[2]

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=642. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2022.