Taechon nuclear power plant

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Taechon nuclear power plant is a cancelled nuclear power plant in Taechon County, North Pyongan, North Korea.

Project Details

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

Status Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type
Cancelled[1] 1994[2] 200 MW[1] Gas-cooled reactor[3]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Taechon County, North Pyongan, North Korea[4] 39.9277, 125.5694 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220919234000/https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/others/emerging-nuclear-energy-countries.aspx. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230618042559/https://www.nti.org/education-center/facilities/taecheon-200mwe-nuclear-reactor/. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328234558/http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/502504/why-does-north-korea-have-a-gas-graphite-reactor/. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328112406/https://www.38north.org/2019/06/taechon061419/. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)