Kewaunee Nuclear Generating Station

Kewaunee Nuclear Generating Station

The Kewaunee Power Station occupies a convert|900|acre|km2|sing=on site in Carlton, Wisconsin, convert|27|mi|km southeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Kewaunee was the fourth nuclear plant built in Wisconsin, and the 44th built in the United States.

This plant has one Westinghouse pressurized water reactor.

The plant's original owner and operator was Wisconsin Public Service.

From 2000 to 2006 to plant was operated by Hudson, WI based Nuclear Management Company, LLC.

The plant is owned and operated by Richmond, Virginia-based Dominion Resources.

On April 27 2006 there was a small water leak at the plant, though no radioactive material was released. [http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060427/GPG0101/604270583/1207/GPGnews]

External links

* [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/reactors/kew.html DoE Page]


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