Hanul Nuclear Power Plant

Hanul Nuclear Power Plant
Hanul (formerly Uljin) Nuclear Power Plant
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°E / 37.09278; 129.38361Coordinates: 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E / 37.09278; 129.38361
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
Phase I
Hanul-1France CPI968 MW26 Jan 198310 Sept 1988 [6]
Hanul-2France CPI969 MW5 July 198330 Sept 1989 [7]
Hanul-3OPR-1000997 MW21 July 199311 Aug 1998 [8]
Hanul-4OPR-1000999 MW1 Nov 199331 Dec 1999 [9]
Hanul-5OPR-1000998 MW1 Oct 199929 July 2004 [10]
Hanul-6OPR-1000997 MW29 Sept 200022 Apr 2005 [11]
Phase II
Shin Hanul-1APR-14001340 MW21 July 20122017 [12]
Shin Hanul-2APR-14001340 MW19 June 20132018 [13]
Shin Hanul-3APR-14001340 MW2018 (planned)Dec 2022 (planned) [14]
Shin Hanul-4APR-14001340 MW2019 (planned)Dec 2023 (planned) [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Ulchin Nuclear Power Complex (울진 원자력발전소)". Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). 7 Jan 2014. Retrieved 7 Jan 2014.
  3. ↑ "Korean nuclear plants renamed". World Nuclear News. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 "S. Korea starts work on two new nuclear reactors". Yonhap. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Celebrations at South Korean groundbreaking". World Nuclear News. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ulchin-1". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ulchin-2". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ulchin-3". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ulchin-4". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ulchin-5". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ulchin-6". PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "New nuclear in South Korea". World Nuclear News. WNA. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Nuclear Power in South Korea". Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Nuclear Power in South Korea". World Nuclear Association.
  15. ↑ "Nuclear Power in South Korea". World Nuclear Association.
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