COOK NUCLEAR PLANT

The Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant is located on 650 acres along Lake Michigan’s eastern shoreline in Berrien County, Michigan. The plant is owned and operated by American Electric Power. At full power, the two units can generate enough electricity for more than 1.5 million homes. Welcome to our site. We invite you to explore, learn and interact.


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D.C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT REFUELING OUTAGE IS A SUCCESS

May 10, 2024

Cook Nuclear Plant employees and contractors recently wrapped up another successful refueling outage. 

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COOK NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 TO BEGIN REFUELING OUTAGE SATURDAY

March 22, 2024

The unit will have operated for 12,023 hours during its last cycle at a capacity factor of 99.4 percent, generating 14,094,064 megawatt-hours of (net) electricity.

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