Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model OPR-1000
Owner Korea Hydro And Nuclear Power Co.
Operator Korea Hydro And Nuclear Power Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Monday, 1 November 1993
First Criticality Monday, 14 December 1998
First Grid Connection Monday, 28 December 1998
Commercial Operation Friday, 31 December 1999

Specifications

Capacity Net 999 MWe
Capacity Gross 1052 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2825 MWt
Design Net Capacity 950 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 (%)
1998 - - - - - - - -
1999 - - - - - - - -
2000 960 7229 7042.47 82.30 81.30 81.30 83.50 83.50
2001 960 7880 7732.33 90.00 89.90 85.60 92.00 87.70
2002 960 7448 7311.29 85.00 83.80 85.00 86.90 87.50
2003 960 8081 7922.45 92.20 91.60 86.70 94.20 89.20
2004 960 8700 8623.08 99.00 98.70 89.10 102.30 91.80
2005 960 8085 8003.01 92.30 91.30 89.40 95.20 92.30
2006 993 7938 7886.16 90.60 89.80 89.50 90.70 92.10
2007 992 7998 7912.85 91.30 90.30 89.60 91.10 92.00
2008 998 8784 8762.75 100.00 100.00 90.80 100.00 92.90
2009 998 8047 7924.37 91.90 90.60 90.80 90.60 92.60
2010 998 8149 8110.60 93.00 92.60 90.90 92.80 92.70
2011 998 6034 6023.71 68.90 68.70 89.00 68.90 90.60
2012 998 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 82.10 0.00 83.50
2013 998 3362 3307.10 38.40 37.80 78.80 37.80 80.20
2014 999 8606 8570.94 98.20 97.90 80.10 97.90 81.40
2015 999 7412 7322.33 84.60 83.60 80.40 83.70 81.60
2016 999 6298 5274.95 71.70 60.10 79.10 60.10 80.30
2017 999 8266 8198.68 94.40 93.60 80.00 93.70 81.00
2018 999 6802 6698.25 77.60 76.50 79.80 76.50 80.80
2019 999 8386 8344.45 95.70 95.30 80.60 95.40 81.50
2020 999 7548 7497.57 85.90 85.40 80.80 85.40 81.70
2021 999 6256 6182.87 71.40 70.60 80.30 70.60 81.20
2022 999 8760 8667.91 100.00 99.80 81.20 99.00 82.00
2023 999 6233 6109.90 71.20 69.80 80.70 69.80 81.50

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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