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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Thursday, Aug. 29, 1985
Full-time use to be in 3 days
Wolf Creek tests complete
United Press International
BURLINGTON, Kan. — The Wolf Creek nuclear power plant ground to a halt early yesterday in a final test of the $3 billion facility. A spokesman said it would sit idle for three days of minor maintenance, then begin generating commercial power full time.
The final test procedure involved a "trip," or shutdown, of the plant's nuclear reactor while operating at full power, said Lyle Koerper, spokesman for Kansas Gas & Electric Co, the plant's operator. He said the procedure was completed at 5:12 a.m. - 13 days ahead of schedule.
A 250-hour, full-power run that is required to satisfy warranty re-
requirements of the steam supply system was completed at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the utility announced.
"It is one of the final major test activities, to shut down from 100 percent power," he said. "The shutdown, or the trip, was one of the tests, and one of the less complicated ones. We were very pleased."
A 50 percent load reduction test then was conducted. Power was returned to 100 percent Tuesday when it was shut off early yesterday.
The target schedule for the plant had called for completion of testing in 182 days, but yesterday's shutdown actually completed took 160 days.
Koerper said the plant would remain idle for about three days for minor maintenance before being turned over to utility dispatchers, who would schedule commercial operations.
After utility operators have shown the Kansas Corporation Commission and Missouri Public Service Commission that testing requirements have been met, the commission staffs will be able to complete the verification process, Koerper said.
Customers of the three utility owners have been receiving electricity generated at Wolf Creek since June 13. During the shutdown period, customers will receive electricity from other generating sources.
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Abductor may be wanted by FBI
One of three people who abducted a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper on 1-70 list weekend may be an escaped prisoner on the most wanted list, federal and state investigators said yesterday.
United Press International
The fugitive has been tentatively
identified as convicted murderer Lohman Ray Mays Jr., who is wanted for federal bank robbery charges in South Carolina and Vermont, said Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Thomas Kelly and Robert Davenport of the FBI in Kansas City, Mo., in a joint statement.
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