Cooper Nuclear Station

Cooper Nuclear Station
The reactor complex on June 20, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River Floods
The reactor complex on June 20, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River Floods
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CountryUnited States
LocationNemaha County, near Brownville, Nebraska
Coordinates40°21′43″N 95°38′29″W / 40.36194°N 95.64139°W / 40.36194; -95.64139
StatusOperational
Construction beganJune 1, 1968
Commission dateJuly 1, 1974
Construction cost$1.152 billion (2007 USD)[1]
OwnerNebraska Public Power District
OperatorNebraska Public Power District
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeBWR
Reactor supplierGeneral Electric
Cooling sourceMissouri River
Thermal capacity1 × 2419 MWth
Power generation
Units operational1 × 769 MW
Make and modelBWR-4 (Mark 1)
Nameplate capacity835 MW
Capacity factor94% (2021)
75.30% (lifetime)
Annual net output6880 GWh (2021)
External links
WebsiteCooper Nuclear Station
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) is a boiling water reactor (BWR) type nuclear power plant located on a 1,251-acre (506 ha) site near Brownville, Nebraska between Missouri River mile markers 532.9 and 532.5, on Nebraska's border with Missouri. It is the largest single-unit electrical generator in Nebraska.

  1. ^ "EIA - State Nuclear Profiles". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2017.