Wolf Creek Generating Station
| Wolf Creek Generating Station | |
|---|---|
WCNOC personal and NRC commissioner Annie Caputo on a facility tour. | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Hampden Township, Coffey County, near Burlington, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38°14′20″N 95°41′20″W / 38.23889°N 95.68889°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | May 30, 1977 |
| Commission date | September 3, 1985 |
| Construction cost | $5.771 billion (2007 USD) ($9 billion in 2025 dollars) |
| Owners | Evergy (94%) Kansas Electric Power Cooperative (6%) |
| Operator | Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) |
| Employees | ~750 |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling source | Coffey County Lake (5,090 acres (2,060 ha), pumped from the John Redmond Reservoir and the Neosho River) |
| Thermal capacity | 1 × 3565 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 1200 MW |
| Make and model | WH 4-loop (DRYAMB) SNUPPS |
| Nameplate capacity | 1200 MW |
| Capacity factor | 101.29% (2017) 84.90% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 10,648 GWh (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | wolfcreeknuclear |
Wolf Creek Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located near Burlington, Kansas. It occupies 9,818 acres (39.73 km2) of the total 11,800 acres (4,800 ha) controlled by the owner. Its namesake, Wolf Creek, was dammed to create Coffey County Lake (formerly Wolf Creek Lake), and provides water for the condensers.