Details
Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
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Model | W (4-loop) |
Owner | Kansas City Power & Light Co. |
Operator | Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. |
Timeline
Construction Start | Tuesday, 31 May 1977 |
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First Criticality | Wednesday, 22 May 1985 |
First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 12 June 1985 |
Commercial Operation | Tuesday, 3 September 1985 |
Specifications
Capacity Net | 1200 MWe |
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Capacity Gross | 1285 MWe |
Thermal Capacity | 3565 MWt |
Design Net Capacity | 1170 MWe |
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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 (%) |
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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 |