Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) said its Cooper nuclear plant in Nebraska ...
- Nebraska Public Power District said its Cooper nuclear plant in Nebraska continued to operate safely at full power on Monday as the Missouri River floodwater around the plant receded following a late winter storm last week.
“We are operating at full power and the water is receding ... and we expect the water level to continue dropping,” NPPD spokesman Mark Becker said, noting there was no danger to the plant employees or the public. The storm last week spawned blizzards and left floods in its wake after hitting the U.S. Mountain and Plains states before pushing east into the Midwest and the Great Lakes Region.
Since Fukushima, all U.S. reactors have been upgraded with additional safety equipment, including portable pumps and generators to keep cooling water circulating through the reactor in case the plant loses offsite power.
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