Hanul Nuclear Power Plant
Hanul Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Hanul (formerly Uljin) Nuclear Power Plant | |
Official name | 한울원자력발전소 |
Country | South Korea |
Location | Gyeongsangbuk-do |
Coordinates | 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°ECoordinates: 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began |
Unit 1: January 26, 1983 Unit 2: July 5, 1983 Unit 3: July 21, 1993 Unit 4: November 1, 1993 Unit 5: October 1, 1999 Unit 6: September 29, 2000 Unit 7: July 10, 2012 Unit 8: June 19, 2013 |
Commission date |
Unit 1: September 10, 1988 Unit 2: September 30, 1989 Unit 3: August 11, 1998 Unit 4: December 31, 1999 Unit 5: July 29, 2004 Unit 6: April 22, 2005 |
Owner(s) | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power |
Operator(s) | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | PWR |
Reactor supplier | KEPCO/KHNP |
Cooling source |
East Sea (Sea of Japan) |
Power generation | |
Units operational |
1 × 968 MW 1 × 969 MW 2 × 997 MW 1 × 999 MW 1 × 998 MW |
Make and model |
2 × France CPI 4 × OPR-1000 |
Units under const. | 2 × 1340 MW APR-1400 |
Units planned | 2 × 1340 MW APR-1400 |
Thermal capacity |
1 × 2785 MWth 1 × 2775 MWth 3 × 2825 MWth 1 × 2815 MWth |
Nameplate capacity | 5928 MW |
Capacity factor | 76.63% |
Annual net output | 39,795 GW·h (2016) |
The Hanul Nuclear Power Plant (originally the Uljin NPP Korean: 울진원자력발전소) is a large nuclear power station in the Gyeongsangbuk-do province of South Korea. The facility has six pressurized water reactors (PWRs) with a total installed capacity of 5,881 MW. The first went online in 1988.[1] [2] It is the third largest operational nuclear power plant in the world and the second largest in South Korea. The plant's name was changed from Uljin to Hanul in 2013.[3]
On 4 May 2012, ground was broken for two new reactors, Shin ("new") Uljin-1 and -2 using APR-1400 reactors.[4][5] The APR-1400 is a Generation III PWR design with a gross capacity of 1400 MW. It is the first to use Korean-made components for all critical systems. The reactors are expected to cost about 7 trillion won (US$6 billion), and to be completed by 2018.[4]
Reactors
Unit | Type | Capacity (net) |
Construction start | Operation start | Notes |
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Phase I | |||||
Hanul-1 | France CPI | 968 MW | 26 Jan 1983 | 10 Sept 1988 | [6] |
Hanul-2 | France CPI | 969 MW | 5 July 1983 | 30 Sept 1989 | [7] |
Hanul-3 | OPR-1000 | 997 MW | 21 July 1993 | 11 Aug 1998 | [8] |
Hanul-4 | OPR-1000 | 999 MW | 1 Nov 1993 | 31 Dec 1999 | [9] |
Hanul-5 | OPR-1000 | 998 MW | 1 Oct 1999 | 29 July 2004 | [10] |
Hanul-6 | OPR-1000 | 997 MW | 29 Sept 2000 | 22 Apr 2005 | [11] |
Phase II | |||||
Shin Hanul-1 | APR-1400 | 1340 MW | 21 July 2012 | 2017 | [12] |
Shin Hanul-2 | APR-1400 | 1340 MW | 19 June 2013 | 2018 | [13] |
Shin Hanul-3 | APR-1400 | 1340 MW | 2018 (planned) | Dec 2022 (planned) | [14] |
Shin Hanul-4 | APR-1400 | 1340 MW | 2019 (planned) | Dec 2023 (planned) | [15] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Korea, Republic of". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ulchin Nuclear Power Complex (울진 원자력발전소)". Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). 7 Jan 2014. Retrieved 7 Jan 2014.
- ↑ "Korean nuclear plants renamed". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- 1 2 "S. Korea starts work on two new nuclear reactors". Yonhap. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Celebrations at South Korean groundbreaking". World Nuclear News. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ulchin-1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ulchin-2". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ulchin-3". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ulchin-4". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ulchin-5". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ulchin-6". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "New nuclear in South Korea". World Nuclear News. WNA. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ↑ "Nuclear Power in South Korea". Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Nuclear Power in South Korea". World Nuclear Association.
- ↑ "Nuclear Power in South Korea". World Nuclear Association.