Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant

Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant
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Official name월성원자력발전소
月城原子力發電所
CountrySouth Korea
LocationGyeongju, North Gyeongsang
Coordinates35°43′0″N 129°28′40″E / 35.71667°N 129.47778°E / 35.71667; 129.47778
StatusOperational
Construction beganUnit 1: October 30, 1977
Unit 2: September 25, 1992
Unit 3: March 17, 1994
Unit 4: July 22, 1994
Unit 5: November 20, 2007
Unit 6: September 23, 2008
Commission dateUnit 1: April 22, 1983
Unit 2: July 1, 1997
Unit 3: July 1, 1998
Unit 4: October 1, 1999
Unit 5: July 31, 2012
Unit 6: July 24, 2015
Decommission dateUnit 1: December 24, 2019
OwnerKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power
OperatorKorea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeCANDU PHWR
PWR
Reactor supplierAECL
KEPCO E&C
Cooling sourceSea of Japan
Thermal capacity3 × 2061 MWth
2 × 2825 MWth
Power generation
Units operational1 × 576 MW
1 × 601 MW
1 × 567 MW
1 × 997 MW
1 × 993 MW
Make and model4 × CANDU-6
2 × OPR-1000
Units decommissioned1 × 657 MW
Nameplate capacity3734 MW
Capacity factor75.25%
Annual net output30,310 GW·h (2016)
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The Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant, or Wolsong,[1] is a nuclear power plant located on the coast near Nae-ri, Yangnam-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is the only South Korean nuclear power plant operating CANDU-type PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors).[2] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power owns the plant.[3] These reactors are capable of consuming multiple types of fuel, including wastes from South Korea's other nuclear plants.

The power plant site including Yangnam-myeon. Yangbuk-myeon and Gampo-eup was designated an industrial infrastructure development zone in 1976. Construction of Wolseong 1 started in 1976 and was completed in 1982. In the following year, the power plant began commercial operations. This PHWR reactor has a gross generation capacity of 678 MW. Wolseong reactors 2, 3 and 4 were completed in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively. Each of these reactors has a capacity of 700 MW. Wolseong Nuclear Plant has since operated successfully.[2]

Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant supplies about 5% of South Korea's electricity.[4]

  1. ^ "Korea, Republic of". Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b (in Korean) 경주시의 산업·교통 (Industry and Transportation of Gyeongju) Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
  3. ^ (Sep 10, 2007) ATS wins South Korea nuclear deal TheStar.com / Canadian Press
  4. ^ "KHNP Fact Sheet". CANDU Owners Group website. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009. See also site.