Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Explained

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant
Coordinates:41.9756°N -86.5653°W
Country:United States
Location:Lake Township, Berrien County, near Bridgman, Michigan
Status:O
Commissioned:Unit 1: August 28, 1975
Unit 2: July 1, 1978
Cost:$3.352 billion (2007 USD)[1]
Owner:American Electric Power
Operator:Indiana Michigan Power
Np Reactor Type:PWR
Np Reactor Supplier:Westinghouse
Ps Cooling Source:Lake Michigan
Ps Units Operational:1 × 1045 MW
1 × 1168 MW
Ps Units Manu Model:WH 4-loop (ICECDN)
Ps Thermal Capacity:1 × 3304 MWth
1 × 3468 MWth
Ps Electrical Capacity:2213
Ps Electrical Cap Fac:90.75% (2017)
69.90% (lifetime)
Ps Annual Generation:17,953 GWh (2021)
Website:Cook Nuclear Plant (plant website)
Cook Nuclear Plant (IMP page)

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant is a nuclear power plant located just north of the city of Bridgman, Michigan which is part of Berrien County, on a 650acres site 11 miles south of St. Joseph, Michigan, United States. The plant is owned by American Electric Power (AEP) and operated by Indiana Michigan Power, an AEP subsidiary. It has two nuclear reactors and is currently the company's only nuclear power plant.

The construction cost of the power plant was $3.352 billion (2007 USD).[2] The plant is capable of producing 2.2 GW of electricity, enough to meet the needs of a city with 1.25 million people. Actual production averages about 1.6 GW

The plant is connected to the power grid via one 765 kV line that goes from the plant to AEP's DuMont substation near Lakeville, Indiana and by numerous 345 kV lines, two of which interconnect with METC, connecting with the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, owned by Entergy.

License expiration and renewal

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the operating licenses of both reactors on August 30, 2005. With the renewal, Unit One's operating license will expire in 2034 while Unit Two's will expire in 2037.[3] The units were initially licensed for forty years from their operational date.

Electricity Generation

Donald C. Cook generated 17,953 GWh in 2021.

Generation (MWh) of Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant[4] !Year!Jan!Feb!Mar!Apr!May!Jun!Jul!Aug!Sep!Oct!Nov!Dec!Annual (Total)
20011,393,9431,303,7961,534,7391,490,1051,560,9991,463,4991,417,9821,330,6916,8211,235,2221,488,9581,597,55215,824,307
20021,167,290695,0711,522,2221,469,190596,7031,066,7011,354,0471,447,5521,474,8531,554,7101,517,8871,562,29715,428,523
20031,069,7281,055,8881,590,3471,179,48161,859943,9601,556,3001,114,5271,523,4051,237,973833,0181,516,77013,683,256
20041,503,5221,500,8211,487,2511,136,7481,586,1271,514,8191,535,7441,544,7001,510,810777,9011,061,9241,609,55916,769,926
20051,552,2861,454,4101,443,672860,6131,583,8401,464,6201,535,2921,535,6581,414,5331,581,0491,441,5221,603,88817,471,383
20061,604,1101,445,3881,380,587743,8421,387,0731,520,3821,496,6921,453,3521,006,586822,0791,183,8271,641,00015,684,918
20071,641,7061,480,2521,637,3371,572,3641,600,8721,524,3341,542,8721,504,5451,071,913780,8521,375,4671,644,64217,377,156
20081,624,6201,426,2421,446,495800,3791,576,3971,524,3921,545,7741,399,8671,260,149811,883797,760822,32815,036,286
2009818,864744,726615,8380635,802791,142660,359580,326770,762817,172799,6741,091,7268,326,391
20101,596,2761,439,754849,7741,294,5401,412,4561,495,4301,525,1321,532,6041,502,274874,108728,3521,395,35515,646,055
20111,598,1381,425,2181,428,1851,544,8481,591,0601,523,3021,552,3281,540,8541,160,312920,3961,500,9221,572,67417,358,237
20121,647,3961,535,2641,319,849816,2731,562,8091,541,8601,528,3401,536,0961,509,3941,574,4981,508,6561,638,77417,719,209
20131,652,9821,492,6101,489,442811,1971,097,3561,556,3741,500,9031,566,5341,499,799794,7321,201,6961,616,54016,280,165
20141,648,7041,479,8741,630,4821,568,9241,613,2451,532,6221,519,1121,558,1371,288,774984,7761,156,9491,649,19317,630,792
20151,644,0831,491,4801,428,961824,8041,600,116797,019855,8711,536,9001,516,4181,624,1301,553,464811,47415,684,720
20161,654,2361,547,4861,382,822842,3001,618,7221,538,0351,280,3911,531,4451,520,332861,068771,196811,73015,359,763
20171,574,3891,550,9621,714,8021,645,2441,695,6981,587,3981,614,1841,596,4691,110,420888,669904,7601,709,00617,592,001
20181,716,8981,514,348812,208786,4181,312,2591,595,8611,625,4841,609,1331,596,6041,670,4641,651,2641,719,87117,610,812
20191,722,5321,513,258988,168870,4611,304,9891,613,6921,495,6411,629,6861,468,506774,9821,071,9991,703,93416,157,848
20201,704,5521,587,4621,646,0921,576,9201,388,7661,602,8901,615,2261,608,8181,126,4611,056,6841,649,9161,702,85818,266,645
20211,708,5541,541,3001,689,1001,185,6631,063,1591,370,4101,245,0091,579,1021,582,4261,653,8621,633,7971,701,60217,953,984
20221,710,5961,541,0221,680,776879,010907,2761,588,1861,597,7761,521,6321,420,682792,88513,639,841
2023

Surrounding population

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission defines two emergency planning zones around nuclear power plants: a plume exposure pathway zone with a radius of, concerned primarily with exposure to, and inhalation of, airborne radioactive contamination, and an ingestion pathway zone of about, concerned primarily with ingestion of food and liquid contaminated by radioactivity.[5]

The 2010 U.S. population within of D.C. Cook was 54,638, an increase of 3.4 percent in a decade, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data for msnbc.com. The 2010 U.S. population within was 1,225,096, an increase of 2.8 percent since 2000. Cities within 50 miles include South Bend, IN (26 miles to city center), Michigan City, IN, St. Joseph, MI, and Kalamazoo, MI.[6]

Visitors center

The plant has a visitors center that was open to the public six days a week on a drop in basis. Since the attacks of September 11, however, the plant is open only to school groups by reservation. The visitors center features a 26feet animated model demonstrating how the plant operates. The visitors center closed permanently in 2020.

Ownership

The plant is operated by the Indiana Michigan Power Company and owned by American Electric Power.

Incidents

Seismic risk

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's estimate of the risk each year of an earthquake intense enough to cause core damage to the reactor at D.C. Cook was 1 in 83,333, according to an NRC study updated in June 2018.[20] [21]

Additional information

 Unit 1Unit 2
Reactor typePressurized water
Reactor manufacturerWestinghouse
Turbine manufacturerGeneral ElectricBrown Boveri
Generation capacity1,020 megawatts1,090 megawatts
Transmission system connection345,000 volts765,000 volts
Construction beganMarch 1, 1969
Grid connectionFebruary 10, 1975March 22, 1978
Operational dateAugust 27, 1975July 1, 1978
Expiration of original licenseOctober 25, 2014December 23, 2017
Expiration of renewed license2034 2037

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EIA - State Nuclear Profiles. www.eia.gov. 3 October 2017. en.
  2. Web site: State Nuclear Profiles archive. www.eia.gov. 25 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Releases. www.aep.com. 25 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Electricity Data Browser . 2023-01-07 . www.eia.gov.
  5. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/emerg-plan-prep-nuc-power-bg.html NRC: Backgrounder on Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Power Plants
  6. Web site: 2011-04-14 . Nuclear neighbors: Population rises near US reactors . 2024-08-16 . NBC News . en.
  7. Web site: Article clipped from The Herald-Palladium. Newspapers.com. 14 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Information Notice No. 85-87: Hazards of Inerting Atmospheres. NRC Web. 25 June 2023.
  9. NRC doc: Tran-M119830: Briefing on D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant Public Meeting, November 30, 1998
  10. News: UCS Causes Meltdowns at US Nuclear Reactors (no, really) . Dave Lochbaum . Union of Concerned Scientists . 23 August 2016 . 10 October 2016.
  11. Web site: Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). NRC Web. 25 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Releases. www.aep.com. 25 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . www.nuclear.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308111153/http://www.nuclear.com/archive/2003/07/09/Cook_IR_315-03-08.pdf . 8 March 2012 . dead.
  14. Web site: World Nuclear Association - World Nuclear News. www.world-nuclear-news.org. 25 June 2023.
  15. Web site: ArtPrize Adventures: Heartside pub art crawl. 24 Hour News 8 web. staff. 25 September 2015. 21 June 2016. 11 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311121042/http://woodtv.com/2015/09/25/artprize-adventures-heartside-pub-art-crawl/. dead.
  16. Web site: Kalamazoo News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News. 25 June 2023. WWMT. 25 June 2023.
  17. Web site: Cook Plant Unit 2 Taken Offline Overnight, Triggered by Steam Line Leak Discovery .
  18. Web site: Cook Plant Unit 2 Taken Offline For Repairs News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM.
  19. Web site: 2022-01-07. Southwest Michigan nuclear plant on Lake Michigan shoreline has 'unusual event'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107163629/https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2022/01/southwest-michigan-nuclear-plant-on-lake-michigan-shoreline-has-unusual-event.html. 2022-01-07. 2022-01-08. mlive. en.
  20. Web site: 2011-03-16 . What are the odds? US nuke plants ranked by quake risk . 2024-08-16 . NBC News . en.
  21. Web site: Seismic Reviews at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants. nrc.gov. 25 June 2023.

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