Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model WH F
Owner Korea Hydro And Nuclear Power Co.
Operator Korea Hydro And Nuclear Power Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 4 June 1981
First Criticality Friday, 31 January 1986
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 5 March 1986
Commercial Operation Monday, 25 August 1986

Specifications

Capacity Net 995 MWe
Capacity Gross 1025 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2787 MWt
Design Net Capacity 903 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
1986 900 2928 2467.92 94.50 94.40 94.40 89.10 89.10
1987 900 6870 5973.92 78.40 78.80 82.70 75.80 79.10
1988 900 6844 6199.62 77.90 77.90 80.60 78.40 78.80
1989 900 7136 6451.79 81.50 81.50 80.90 81.80 79.70
1990 900 7507 6897.48 85.70 85.70 82.00 87.50 81.50
1991 900 7383 6695.62 84.30 84.30 82.40 84.90 82.20
1992 900 7600 6947.35 86.50 86.50 83.10 87.90 83.10
1993 900 7603 6723.95 86.80 86.80 83.60 85.30 83.40
1994 890 8751 8230.12 99.90 99.40 85.50 105.60 86.00
1995 900 6781 6094.64 77.40 74.90 84.30 77.30 85.10
1996 900 7255 6755.47 82.60 81.40 84.00 85.40 85.10
1997 900 8741 8236.06 99.80 99.40 85.40 104.50 86.80
1998 900 7599 7104.49 86.80 85.50 85.40 90.10 87.10
1999 900 7242 6729.98 82.70 81.10 85.10 85.40 87.00
2000 900 7696 7215.09 87.60 87.50 85.20 91.30 87.20
2001 900 8760 8346.44 100.00 99.90 86.20 105.90 88.50
2002 900 7867 7419.03 89.80 88.80 86.40 94.10 88.80
2003 900 7593 7074.39 86.70 86.30 86.40 89.70 88.90
2004 900 7688 7207.19 87.50 86.70 86.40 91.20 89.00
2005 900 8760 8302.85 100.00 100.00 87.10 105.30 89.80
2006 945 8030 7545.07 91.70 91.10 87.30 91.10 89.90
2007 942 6855 6466.51 78.20 77.30 86.80 78.40 89.30
2008 953 8784 8434.70 100.00 99.90 87.40 100.80 89.90
2009 953 7785 7414.03 88.90 88.40 87.50 88.80 89.80
2010 953 8158 7791.08 93.10 92.40 87.70 93.30 90.00
2011 953 8760 8417.70 100.00 99.80 88.20 100.80 90.40
2012 959 8103 7733.46 92.20 91.30 88.30 91.80 90.50
2013 997 7204 6911.44 82.20 81.20 88.00 81.70 90.10
2014 997 8760 8729.35 100.00 100.00 88.50 100.00 90.50
2015 997 7289 7184.07 83.20 82.00 88.20 82.30 90.20
2016 996 6539 6417.05 74.40 73.20 87.70 73.40 89.60
2017 996 6484 6374.24 74.00 73.00 87.20 73.10 89.00
2018 995 5506 5419.36 62.80 62.00 86.40 62.20 88.20
2019 995 1472 1440.24 16.80 16.50 84.10 16.50 85.80
2020 995 8784 8648.72 100.00 98.90 84.60 99.00 86.30
2021 995 6411 6278.25 73.20 72.00 84.20 72.00 85.80
2022 995 6067 5955.26 69.30 68.20 83.70 68.30 85.30
2023 995 8410 7885.10 96.00 90.40 83.90 90.50 85.50

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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