Hanul nuclear power plant

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Hanul nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Hanul nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1988[1] 1014 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] France CPI[1] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO [100%][1] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[1]
2 Operating[2] 1989[2] 1011 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] France CPI[2] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO [100%][2] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[2]
3 Operating[3] 1998[3] 1051 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] OPR-1000[3] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO [100%][3] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[3]
4 Operating[4] 1999[4] 1052 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] OPR-1000[4] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO [100%][4] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[4]
5 Operating[5] 2004[5] 1049 MW[5] Pressurized water reactor[5] OPR-1000[5] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO [100%][5] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[5]
6 Operating[6] 2005[6] 1049 MW[6] Pressurized water reactor[6] OPR-1000[6] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO [100%][6] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[6]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Hanul nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 January 26, 1983[1] February 25, 1988[1] April 7, 1988[1] September 10, 1988[1]
2 July 5, 1983[2] February 25, 1989[2] April 14, 1989[2] September 30, 1989[2]
3 July 21, 1993[3] December 21, 1997[3] January 6, 1998[3] August 11, 1998[3]
4 November 1, 1993[4] December 14, 1998[4] December 28, 1998[4] December 31, 1999[4]
5 October 1, 1999[5] November 28, 2003[5] December 18, 2003[5] July 29, 2004[5]
6 September 29, 2000[6] December 16, 2004[6] January 7, 2005[6] April 22, 2005[6]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Hanul nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 966 MW[1] 903 MW[1] 2775 MWt[1]
2 967 MW[2] 903 MW[2] 2775 MWt[2]
3 997 MW[3] 997 MW[3] 2825 MWt[3]
4 999 MW[4] 950 MW[4] 2825 MWt[4]
5 998 MW[5] 950 MW[5] 2825 MWt[5]
6 997 MW[6] 950 MW[6] 2825 MWt[6]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Hanul nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
2 Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
3 Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
4 Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
5 Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
6 Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)

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