Fire Event At Cooper NPP Quickly Controlled

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) exited the emergency classification level called a "notification of an unusual event" (NOUE) at its Cooper Nuclear Station. NPPD initially declared the NOUE at 9:04 a.m. Saturday after discovering a hazardous gas environment in the basement of the plant. While investigating the gas, safety and plant personnel detected a fire within a pipe chase.(read more)