Another Midwestern utility has shelved plans for an extended power uprate, this time at the Cooper nuclear plant between Omaha, Neb., and Kansas City, Mo.
http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/08/12/nppd-decides-against-uprate-for-cooper-nuclear-plant-081302.aspx#.UgjsE-co60k (http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/08/12/nppd-decides-against-uprate-for-cooper-nuclear-plant-081302.aspx#.UgjsE-co60k)
More info here: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-NPPD_decides_against_Cooper_uprate-1208134.html (http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-NPPD_decides_against_Cooper_uprate-1208134.html)
Quote from: ksheed12 on Aug 12, 2013, 10:11
Another Midwestern utility has shelved plans for an extended power uprate, this time at the Cooper nuclear plant between Omaha, Neb., and Kansas City, Mo.
http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/08/12/nppd-decides-against-uprate-for-cooper-nuclear-plant-081302.aspx#.UgjsE-co60k (http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/08/12/nppd-decides-against-uprate-for-cooper-nuclear-plant-081302.aspx#.UgjsE-co60k)
More info here: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-NPPD_decides_against_Cooper_uprate-1208134.html (http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-NPPD_decides_against_Cooper_uprate-1208134.html)
I love watching a utility blame the competition! Cooper is an Entergy managed plant and they are still reeling from cost overruns from Grand gulf's uprate! I don't blame them for being scared!
Quote from: Radwraith on Aug 15, 2013, 12:29
I love watching a utility blame the competition! Cooper is an Entergy managed plant and they are still reeling from cost overruns from Grand gulf's uprate! I don't blame them for being scared!
They may be managed by Entergy but all funds authorization and budgets are decided by the NPPD Board of Directors in Columbus, NE.
http://www.nppd.com/2013/nppd-board-determines-proposed-power-uprate-for-cooper-nuclear-station-too-costly/ (http://www.nppd.com/2013/nppd-board-determines-proposed-power-uprate-for-cooper-nuclear-station-too-costly/)