Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station
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Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Bridgman, Michigan which is part of Berrien County, on a 650 acre (2.6 km²) site near St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. The plant is owned by American Electric Power (AEP) and operated by Indiana Michigan Power, an AEP subsidiary. This is currently the company's only nuclear power plant, which has two nuclear reactors.
Built at a cost of $1.3 billion, the plant produces enough electricity to meet the needs of a city 1.25 million people.
| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reactor Type | Pressurized Water | Pressurized Water |
| Reactor Manufacturer | Westinghouse | Westinghouse |
| Turbine Manufacturer | General Electric | Brown Boveri |
| Generation Capacity | 1,020 megawatts | 1,090 megawatts |
| Transmission System Connection | 345,000 volts | 765,000 volts |
| Construction Began | March 1, 1969 | March 1, 1969 |
| Grid connection | February 10, 1975 | March 22, 1978 |
| Operational Date | August 27, 1975 | July 1, 1978 |
| Expiration of Original License | October 25, 2014 | December 23, 2017 |
| Expiration of Renewed License (If approved) |
2034 | 2037 |
[edit] License Expiration and Renewal
Unit One's license runs through 2014 and Unit Two through 2017. Applications have been filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 20 year extensions.
[edit] Photographs
Exterior of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station, located in Bridgman, Michigan, USA. Image is looking towards Unit 1. The concrete domes are the containment buildings (which hold the reactor). The tall brown building (behind the brown office building) contains the steam turbines and electrical generators. Lake Michigan can be seen in the background.
Interior of the turbine building at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station, located in Bridgman, Michigan, USA. In the foreground is the Unit 1 electrical generator (yellow), followed by the Unit 1 low pressure turbines (brown). In the background are the Unit 2 turbine and generator. The large silver pipes contain the steam going to the various parts of the turbine.
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