The Wolf Creek nuclear plant, which was shut down last week because of problems found in an emergency system, was restarted Wednesday.

Wolf Creek spokeswoman Jenny Hageman said there was never any danger during the situation, but federal regulators announced they would conduct an inspection.

“We want to take a look at the way the licensee has responded to the problem,” said Elmo E. Collins, region 4 administrator for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

On Jan. 10, operators at the plant, located near Burlington, found pockets of gas in a pipe that should have been filled with water, officials said. The pipe is part of the system that provides cooling water to the nuclear reactor during emergency situations.

“It’s possible that the gas pockets may have prevented the emergency core cooling system from being able to perform its safety function had it been needed,” Collins said.

The NRC said it sent a two-person team to review the problem. The inspection is expected to take several days, and the team will write a report in 30 to 45 days. The report will be available online at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html.

Westar Energy Inc. and Great Plains Energy each own a 47 percent stake in the power plant, with the remainder owned by Kansas Electric Power Cooperative.

Hageman, the plant spokeswoman, said operators were able to identify the problem and then fix it so that the plant could be restarted.

The plant has been in operation since 1985.