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U.S. Nuclear Reactors

Reactor:
Cooper
Location:

Brownville, Nebraska
Local population:  10,965 (10-mile radius)

Type:

Boiling Water Reactor

Status:

Operating
Licensed to operate from 01/18/7401/18/14

Owner:

Nebraska Public Power District

Safety Issues:

Elevated Spent Fuel Pool, Heightened NRC Attention


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07/13/2005   UCS complimented NRC Region IV via this letter for not falling for Cooper management's lame excuses why a 10-plus minute fire (which has to be reported to NRC) was actually a 9-minute fire followed immediately by another fire in the exact same place (which wasn't reported to the NRC).  Download the pdf