Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model W (4-loop)
Owner Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Operator Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 31 May 1977
First Criticality Wednesday, 22 May 1985
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 12 June 1985
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 3 September 1985

Specifications

Capacity Net 1200 MWe
Capacity Gross 1285 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3565 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1170 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
1985 1128 4350 3814.03 96.20 100.00 100.00 90.60 90.60
1986 1128 6416 6966.06 73.20 73.00 79.70 70.50 75.50
1987 1128 6009 6504.14 68.60 68.60 74.90 65.80 71.30
1988 1128 5963 6676.39 67.90 66.80 72.50 67.40 70.10
1989 1135 8618 9709.26 98.40 98.40 78.50 97.60 76.50
1990 1135 7036 7889.14 80.30 79.80 78.70 79.40 77.00
1991 1135 6288 5891.38 71.80 71.00 77.50 59.20 74.20
1992 1131 7538 8490.66 85.80 85.40 78.60 85.50 75.80
1993 1134 7000 7908.61 79.90 79.30 78.70 79.70 76.20
1994 1160 7500 8545.97 85.60 85.40 79.40 84.90 77.20
1995 1167 8625 10062.18 98.50 98.50 81.30 98.70 79.30
1996 1163 7078 8233.68 80.60 80.60 81.20 80.40 79.40
1997 1163 7255 8447.47 82.80 82.80 81.40 82.90 79.70
1998 1163 8760 10400.72 100.00 100.00 82.80 102.10 81.40
1999 1163 7847 9156.62 89.60 89.60 83.30 89.90 82.00
2000 1170 7795 9071.40 88.70 88.80 83.60 88.30 82.40
2001 1170 8731 10346.66 99.70 99.70 84.60 101.00 83.60
2002 1165 7695 9041.70 87.80 87.80 84.80 88.40 83.90
2003 1167 7594 8902.46 86.70 86.70 84.90 87.20 84.10
2004 1166 8650 10132.74 98.50 98.50 85.60 98.90 84.80
2005 1165 7528 8820.95 85.90 86.00 85.60 86.40 84.90
2006 1166 7935 9350.27 90.60 90.60 85.90 91.50 85.20
2007 1166 8760 10369.14 100.00 100.00 86.50 101.50 86.00
2008 1166 7271 8505.89 82.80 82.80 86.40 83.00 85.80
2009 1160 7541 8768.55 86.10 86.00 86.40 86.30 85.90
2010 1160 8163 9555.71 93.20 93.20 86.60 94.00 86.20
2011 1195 6333 7350.65 72.30 72.80 86.10 71.10 85.60
2012 1195 7014 8295.93 79.80 79.90 85.80 79.00 85.40
2013 1195 6210 7175.89 70.90 70.90 85.30 68.50 84.70
2014 1195 7161 8569.17 81.80 81.70 85.20 81.90 84.60
2015 1200 7194 8653.66 82.10 82.20 85.10 82.30 84.60
2016 1200 6867 8251.51 78.20 78.20 84.80 78.30 84.40
2017 1200 8760 10648.17 100.00 100.00 85.30 101.30 84.90
2018 1200 7597 9176.04 86.70 87.10 85.40 87.30 85.00
2019 1200 7643 9255.42 87.20 87.20 85.40 88.00 85.10
2020 1200 8743 10582.48 99.50 99.60 85.80 100.40 85.50
2021 1200 7274 8594.06 83.00 83.00 85.80 81.80 85.40
2022 1200 7565 8981.96 86.40 86.40 85.80 85.40 85.40
2023 1200 8760 10301.87 100.00 99.20 86.20 98.00 85.70

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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