Drought Dwindles Water Levels At Nuclear Power Plant
The continuing drought is causing concern about operating the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant.Officials say the dwindling water levels of a reservoir used to cool the plant near Burlington do not pose...
View ArticleFirm To Appeal Wolf Creek Whisteblower Case
An engineering firm wants to appeal a decision by federal regulators.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration--or OSHA--found in favor of a whistleblower at Wolf Creek Plant in Burlington,...
View ArticleWolf Creek Deemed Safe, But Still Under Scrutiny
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says the Wolf Creek nuclear plant operated safely last year.But the only nuclear power plant in Kansas remains under heightened scrutiny because of a series of...
View ArticleWolf Creek Back To Normal, But New Problems Surface
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has taken the only nuclear power plant in Kansas off of its special "watch list" for plants with problems needing closer scrutiny.The NRC has listed Wolf Creek in the...
View ArticleAir Conditioning Failures Plague Wolf Creek Power Plant
The Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station, the only nuclear power plant in Kansas, remains shut down due to problems with an air conditioning compressor. The unit is needed to cool safety-related...
View ArticleWolf Creek To Meet With Federal Regulators To Make Reporting Safety Concerns...
Wolf Creek nuclear plant officials will meet with federal regulators next week to discuss progress in making sure the plant's workers aren't afraid to report safety concerns.This August, The Nuclear...
View ArticleWolf Creek Assures NRC It's Fixing Water Issues
Officials from Wolf Creek, the only nuclear power plant in Kansas, updated the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Thursday on their efforts to solve persistent problems with the water supply that cools...
View ArticleWestar Energy Rate Increase Request Shows Shift Towards Flat Rate Fees
Since 2009, Westar Energy has increased its rates 22 times. Over that same period, energy bills for residential users have increased 40 to 50 percent. KMUW’s Sean Sandefur takes a closer look at the...
View ArticleKansas Lab That Tests For Nuclear Contamination Unstaffed
A Kansas laboratory responsible for testing for contamination in the event of an accident at the state's only nuclear power plant hasn't been staffed for several weeks after its final two employees...
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