Hanul nuclear power plant

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Hanul nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang, 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[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[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[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[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[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[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, North Gyeongsang, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
2 Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
3 Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
4 Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
5 Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)
6 Uljin-gun, North Gyeongsang, South Korea[7] 37.0931, 129.38301 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220725110620/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=413. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222155/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=395. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222127/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=398. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222152/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=399. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222114/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=404. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222140/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=406. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)