Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant

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Other names: Shin-Ulchin

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

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2022[1] 1455 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] APR-1400[1] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[1] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[1]
2 Construction[2] 2023[3] 1400 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] APR-1400[2] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[2] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[2]
3 Pre-construction[4] 2024 (planned)[5] 1400 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[6] APR-1400[3] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[3] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[3]
4 Pre-construction[4] 2024 (planned)[5] 1400 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[6] APR-1400[3] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[3] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO[3]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 July 10, 2012[1] May 22, 2022[1] June 9, 2022[1] December 7, 2022[1]
2 June 19, 2013[2]
3 2024[3]
4 2024[3]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1414 MW[1] 1340 MW[1] 3983 MWt[1]
2 1340 MW[2] 1340 MW[2] 3983 MWt[2]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Uljin-gun, South Korea[7] 37.0869, 129.3881 (exact)[7]
2 Uljin-gun, South Korea[8] 37.0869, 129.3881 (exact)[8]
3 Uljin-gun, South Korea[7] 37.0869, 129.3881 (exact)[7]
4 Uljin-gun, South Korea[7] 37.0869, 129.3881 (exact)[7]

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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://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=887. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=888. {{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 https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/south-korea.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.ans.org/news/article-4135/construction-of-shinhanul3-and-4-to-resume/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://english.motie.go.kr/en/pc/pressreleases/bbs/bbsView.do?bbs_seq_n=1017&bbs_cd_n=2&currentPage=1&search_key_n=&search_val_v=&cate_n=. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APR-1400. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://www.world-nuclear.org/reactor/default.aspx/SHIN-HANUL-1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.world-nuclear.org/reactor/default.aspx/SHIN-HANUL-2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)