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COOK NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 COMPLETES REACTOR REFUELING
April 18, 2000•News Release
BRIDGMAN, Mich., April 18, 2000 – Workers completed refueling the reactor at American Electric Power’s (NYSE:AEP) Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 2 on April 14. The last of the 193 fuel assemblies was placed in the reactor core at 5:27 a.m.
The refueling process began on April 10.
“With the reactor refueled, we will now continue to complete the required start-up testing and return the unit to service as safely and efficiently as possible,” said Bob Powers, AEP senior vice president - nuclear generation.
AEP, a global energy company, is one of the United States' largest investor-owned utilities, providing energy to 3 million customers in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. AEP has holdings in the United States, the United Kingdom, China and Australia. Wholly owned subsidiaries provide power engineering, energy consulting and energy management services around the world. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio. On Dec. 22, 1997, AEP announced a definitive merger agreement for a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction with Central and South West Corp., a public utility holding company based in Dallas.
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