Wolsong nuclear power plant

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Wolsong nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea.

Project Details

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

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1	Retired	1983	2019	683 MW	Pressurized heavy water reactor	CANDU 6	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co [100%]	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
2	Operating	1997	–	599 MW	Pressurized heavy water reactor	CANDU 6	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co [100%]	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
3	Operating	1998	–	624 MW	Pressurized heavy water reactor	CANDU 6	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co [100%]	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
4	Operating	1999	–	589 MW	Pressurized heavy water reactor	CANDU 6	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co [100%]	Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power

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

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
1	October 30, 1977	November 21, 1982	December 31, 1982	April 22, 1983	December 24, 2019
2	September 25, 1992	January 29, 1997	April 1, 1997	July 1, 1997	–
3	March 17, 1994	February 19, 1998	March 25, 1998	July 1, 1998	–
4	July 22, 1994	April 10, 1999	May 21, 1999	October 1, 1999	–

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

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1	661 MW	629 MW	2061 MWt
2	569 MW	652 MW	2061 MWt
3	605 MW	665 MW	2061 MWt
4	574 MW	669 MW	2061 MWt

Location

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

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea	35.7111, 129.4743 (exact)
2	Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea	35.7111, 129.4743 (exact)
3	Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea	35.7111, 129.4743 (exact)
4	Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea	35.7111, 129.4743 (exact)

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