# Cooper Nuclear Station

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/cooper-nuclear-station

Single-unit nuclear station near Brownville, Nebraska

Cooper Nuclear Station is Nebraska Public Power District's single-unit nuclear plant near Brownville, Nebraska. EIA reports 801 MW nameplate and 768.5 MW summer capability. The GE Type 4 boiling-water reactor uses a Mark I containment and operates under NRC docket 05000298.

## Profile

- **Published reactor ratings:** EIA reports 801 MW electric nameplate and 768.5 MW summer capability; NRC reports 2,419 MW thermal.

## Metrics

- **Electric nameplate:** 801 MW — June 2026 preliminary EIA inventory.
- **Summer capability:** 768.5 MW — June 2026 preliminary EIA inventory.
- **Licensed thermal power:** 2,419 MWt — NRC reactor-license basis; not electric capacity.

## Facts

- **EIA operator:** Nebraska Public Power District — June 2026 preliminary EIA inventory; status OP.
- **Location:** near Brownville · Nemaha · NE
- **Technology:** Nuclear steam turbine
- **Operating records:** 1974-03

## Related parties

- **reactor designer/manufacturer:** General Electric — Cooper Nuclear Station reactor record ([source](https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/cns))

## Sources

- [June 2026 EIA-860M generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/june_generator2026.xlsx) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · authoritative — Current generator capacity, technology, operating status, operator, and service-date records.
- [Cooper Nuclear Station reactor record](https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/cns) — U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission · authoritative — Cooper is an operating single-unit nuclear station with 801 MW nameplate and 768.5 MW summer capability.

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