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BRIDGMAN, Mich., Dec. 2, 2003 -- American Electric Power's (AEP) Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 returned to service Nov. 26 after a 39-day refueling outage.
About 50 percent more work was completed during this outage to support Cook's equipment reliability initiatives and improve post-outage plant operation. At the same time, considerable reductions in the safety incident rate and worker radiation exposure were achieved.
"A significant amount of quality work was completed safely and in a timely fashion," said Mano K. Nazar, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. "The team made great strides in reducing outage duration, safety incidents and radiation exposure over previous outages."
Final safety and radiation exposure data is being collected, but estimates show the AEP and contractor safety incident rate was 54 percent lower than for the Unit 2 refueling completed in June. The collective site radiation exposure was the lowest ever, reduced from the Cook record by at least 35 percent.
American Electric Power owns and operates more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and select international markets and is the largest electricity generator in the U.S. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with almost 5 million customers linked to AEP's 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.
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