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Wolf Creek 1 - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Wolf Creek facility.

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Current Reactor Status

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

100%
Current
87%
365-Day Avg
#48
of 94 plants
Min: 0% Max: 100% 48 days <80%

Ratings

Wolf Creek
Above Average
17 (48%)
Average
12 (34%)
Below Average
6 (17%)
Total Members Voted: 12

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 40.6 Yrs
Build Time: 8.3 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: 18.9 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 87.2%
Efficiency: 34.4%
Generated: 254.9 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 593 Days
Refuelings: 19

Scram History 6 events since 2011

6
Total
4
Automatic
2
Manual
5
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2022-07-17 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 7/20/2022 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2021-08-17 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 9/17/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2021-05-11 Auto EN Revision Imported Date: 6/11/2021 EN Revision Text: AUTOM...
2015-05-02 Manual FEEDWATER ISOLATION, TURBINE TRIP AND MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DU...
2012-01-12 Auto NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT AND REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS O...
2011-06-25 Manual REACTOR MANUAL TRIP DUE TO MAIN FEED PUMP TRIP "6/26/11 at 1...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Wolf Creek Nuclear
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: DANI

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: WEST 4LP
Thermal Power: 3565 MWt
Net Capacity: 1225 MWe
Efficiency: 34.4%
Status: Operating

Licensing

Docket #: 05000482
License #: NPF-42
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1977-05-17
Operating Lic: 1985-06-04
Commercial Op: 1985-09-03
License Renewed: 2008-11-20
License Exp: 2045-03-11

Facility Map

38.2406, -95.6886

Location & Contact

Address:
1550 Oxen Line NE
Burlington, KS 66839, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (620) 364-8831

Per Diem Data

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