Cooper Nuclear Station
| Cooper Nuclear Station | |
|---|---|
The reactor complex on June 20, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River Floods | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Nemaha County, near Brownville, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40°21′43″N 95°38′29″W / 40.36194°N 95.64139°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | June 1, 1968 |
| Commission date | July 1, 1974 |
| Construction cost | $1.152 billion (2007 USD) |
| Owner | Nebraska Public Power District |
| Operator | Nebraska Public Power District |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | BWR |
| Reactor supplier | General Electric |
| Cooling source | Missouri River |
| Thermal capacity | 1 × 2419 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 769 MW |
| Make and model | BWR-4 (Mark 1) |
| Nameplate capacity | 835 MW |
| Capacity factor | 94% (2021) 75.30% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 6880 GWh (2021) |
| External links | |
| Website | Cooper Nuclear Station |
| Commons | Related 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.