Kori Nuclear Power Plant

Kori Nuclear Power Plant
Kori Nuclear Power Plant, Reactors Kori 1, Kori 2, Kori 3, Kori 4 from right to left.
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Official name고리원자력발전소 (kori)
CountrySouth Korea
LocationGori, Busan
Coordinates35°19′12″N 129°17′24″E / 35.319904°N 129.290053°E / 35.319904; 129.290053
StatusOperational
Construction beganUnit 1: 1 August 1972
Unit 2: 23 December 1977
Unit 3: 1 October 1979
Unit 4: 1 April 1980
Unit 5: 16 June 2006
Unit 6: 5 June 2007
Unit 7: 16 October 2008
Unit 8: 19 August 2009
Commission dateUnit 1: 29 April 1978
Unit 2: 25 July 1983
Unit 3: 30 September 1985
Unit 4: 29 April 1986
Unit 5: 28 February 2011
Unit 6: 20 July 2012
Unit 7: 20 December 2016
Unit 8: 29 August 2019
Decommission dateUnit 1: 18 June 2017
OwnersKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power
OperatorsKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Reactor supplierWestinghouse
KEPCO E&C
Cooling sourceSea of Japan
Thermal capacity1 × 1882 MWth
2 × 2912 MWth
2 × 2825 MWth
2 × 3983 MWth
Power generation
Units operational1 × 640 MW
1 × 1011 MW
1 × 1012 MW
2 × 996 MW
1 × 1416 MW
1 × 1418 MW
Make and model3 × WH-F
2 × OPR-1000
2 × APR-1400
Units under const.2 × 1340 MW APR-1400
Units decommissioned1 × 576 MW WH-60
Nameplate capacity7489 MW (net)
Capacity factor74.45%
(includes Units 1 & 7)
Annual net output43,148 GW·h (2016)
(includes Units 1 & 7)
External links
Websitewww.khnp.co.kr/eng/kori/main.office
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The Kori Nuclear Power Plant (Korean: 고리원자력발전소, Hanja: 古里原子力發電所) is a South Korean nuclear power plant located in Kori, a suburban village in Busan. It is the world's second largest fully operational nuclear generating station by total reactor count and the number of currently operational reactors since 2016, after it exceeded in nameplate capacity Canada's Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. It is owned and operated by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, a subsidiary of KEPCO. The first reactor began commercial operation in 1978 and operated until 2017 when it was decommissioned. Units 2, 3, and 4 started commercial operations in the 1980s. All reactors on site are pressurized water reactors.