Korean Nuclear Industry
Domestic
REACTORS IN OPERATION
26
25,825 MWe
REACTORS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
04
5,360 MWe
PERMANENT SHUTDOWN REACTORS
02
1,237 MWe
TOTAL STATUS
32
UNITS
In Operation26
Under Construcion4
Permanent Shutdown2
REACTORS IN OPERATION (26 UNITS)
- Hanul 6
- Hanbit 6
- Saeul 2
- Kori 3
- Shin-Wolsong 2
- Wolsong 3
- Shin-Kori 2
- Shin-Hanul 2
REACTORS IN OPERATION (25,825 MWE)
- Hanul 24%
- Hanbit 24%
- Saeul 11%
- Kori 10%
- Shin-Wolsong 7%
- Wolsong 7%
- Shin-Kori 7%
- Shin-Hanul 10%
Current Status of
Korean Nuclear Power Plants
- In Operation
- Under Construction
- Permanent Shutdown
Reactors in Operation : 26 units
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Source: IAEA PRIS, Oct., 2024
| REACTOR NAME |
LOCATION | TYPE | MODEL | REFERENCE UNIT POWER (MW) |
GROSS ELECTRICAL CAPACITY (MW) |
CONSTRUCTION START DATE |
FIRST GRID CONNECTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanbit-1 | Yeonggwang-gun | PWR | WH F | 995 | 1,028 | 1981-06-04 | 1986-03-05 |
| Hanbit-2 | Yeonggwang-gun | PWR | WH F | 988 | 1,025 | 1981-12-01 | 1986-11-11 |
| Hanbit-3 | Yeonggwang-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 986 | 1,037 | 1989-12-23 | 1994-10-30 |
| Hanbit-4 | Yeonggwang-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 970 | 1,022 | 1990-05-26 | 1995-07-18 |
| Hanbit-5 | Yeonggwang-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 992 | 1,049 | 1997-06-29 | 2001-12-19 |
| Hanbit-6 | Yeonggwang-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 993 | 1,051 | 1997-11-20 | 2002-09-16 |
| Hanul-1 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | France CPI | 966 | 1,008 | 1983-01-26 | 1988-04-07 |
| Hanul-2 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | France CPI | 967 | 1,010 | 1983-07-05 | 1989-04-14 |
| Hanul-3 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 997 | 1,049 | 1993-07-21 | 1998-01-06 |
| Hanul-4 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 999 | 1,053 | 1993-11-01 | 1998-12-28 |
| Hanul-5 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 998 | 1,048 | 1999-10-01 | 2003-12-18 |
| Hanul-6 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | OPR-1000 | 997 | 1,048 | 2000-09-29 | 2005-01-07 |
| Kori-2 | Gijang-gun | PWR | WH F | 640 | 681 | 1977-12-23 | 1983-04-22 |
| Kori-3 | Gijang-gun | PWR | WH F | 1,011 | 1,045 | 1979-10-01 | 1985-01-22 |
| Kori-4 | Gijang-gun | PWR | WH F | 1,012 | 1,045 | 1980-04-01 | 1985-12-31 |
| Shin-Kori-1 | Busan & Ulsan | PWR | OPR-1000 | 996 | 1,046 | 2006-06-16 | 2010-08-04 |
| Shin-Kori-2 | Busan & Ulsan | PWR | OPR-1000 | 996 | 1,047 | 2007-06-05 | 2012-01-28 |
| Saeul-1 | Ulsan | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,416 | 1,486 | 2008-10-16 | 2016-01-15 |
| Saeul-2 | Ulsan | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,418 | 1,455 | 2009-08-19 | 2019-04-22 |
| Shin-Hanul-1 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 1,400 | 2012-07-10 | 2022-06-09 |
| Shin-Hanul-2 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 1,400 | 2013-07-19 | 2023-12-21 |
| Shin-Wolsong-1 | Gyeongju-si | PWR | OPR-1000 | 997 | 1,049 | 2007-11-20 | 2012-01-27 |
| Shin-Wolsong-2 | Gyeongju-si | PWR | OPR-1000 | 993 | 1,051 | 2008-09-23 | 2015-02-26 |
| Wolsong-2 | Gyeongju-si | PHWR | CANDU 6 | 569 | 592 | 1992-09-25 | 1997-04-01 |
| Wolsong-3 | Gyeongju-si | PHWR | CANDU 6 | 605 | 628 | 1994-03-17 | 1998-03-25 |
| Wolsong-4 | Gyeongju-si | PHWR | CANDU 6 | 574 | 595 | 1994-07-22 | 1999-05-21 |
Reactors Under Construction : 4 units
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Source: IAEA PRIS, Oct., 2024
| REACTOR NAME |
LOCATION | TYPE | MODEL | REFERENCE UNIT POWER (MW) |
GROSS ELECTRICAL CAPACITY (MW) |
CONSTRUCTION START DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saeul-3 | Ulsan | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 1,400 | 2017-04-01 |
| Saeul-4 | Ulsan | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 1,400 | 2018-09-20 |
| Shin-Hanul-3 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 1,400 | |
| Shin-Hanul-4 | Ulchin-gun | PWR | APR-1400 | 1,340 | 1,400 |
Permanent Shutdown Reactors : 2 units
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Source: IAEA PRIS, Feb., 2023
| REACTOR NAME |
LOCATION | TYPE | MODEL | REFERENCE UNIT POWER (MW) |
GROSS ELECTRICAL CAPACITY (MW) |
CONSTRUCTION START DATE |
FIRST GRID CONNECTION |
PERMANENT SHUTDOWN DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kori-1 | Gijang-gun | PWR | WH F | 576 | 607 | 1971-11-15 | 1977-06-26 | 2017-06-19 |
| Wolsong-1 | Gyeongju-si | PHWR | CANDU 6 | 661 | 683 | 1978-02-15 | 1982-12-31 | 2019-12-24 |
