Donald C Cook nuclear power plant

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Other names: Cook

Donald C Cook nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Donald C Cook nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1975[1] 1131 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] WH 4LP (ICECDN)[1] American Electric Power Co Inc [100%][1] American Electric Power Company INC[1]
2 Operating[2] 1978[2] 1231 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] WH 4LP (ICECDN)[2] American Electric Power Co Inc [100%][2] American Electric Power Company INC[2]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Donald C Cook nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 March 25, 1969[1] January 18, 1975[1] February 10, 1975[1] August 28, 1975[1]
2 March 25, 1969[2] March 10, 1978[2] March 22, 1978[2] July 1, 1978[2]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Donald C Cook nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1030 MW[1] 1030 MW[1] 3304 MWt[1]
2 1168 MW[2] 1100 MW[2] 3468 MWt[2]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Donald C Cook nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Berrien County, Michigan, United States[3] 41.9756, -86.5652 (exact)
2 Berrien County, Michigan, United States[3] 41.9756, -86.5652 (exact)

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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://web.archive.org/web/20221126222338/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=653. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222338/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=654. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)