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 Friday, 29 September 2000
First Criticality Thursday, 16 December 2004
First Grid Connection Friday, 7 January 2005
Commercial Operation Friday, 22 April 2005

Specifications

Capacity Net 997 MWe
Capacity Gross 1049 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 (%)
2005 960 6041 6010.96 99.10 98.80 98.80 102.60 102.60
2006 991 7543 7409.91 86.10 86.60 91.40 85.40 92.20
2007 994 8022 7911.30 91.60 90.90 91.20 90.90 91.70
2008 1001 8168 8107.89 93.00 92.60 91.60 92.20 91.80
2009 1001 8724 8694.52 99.60 99.50 93.30 99.20 93.40
2010 997 8055 7991.04 92.00 91.40 93.00 91.50 93.10
2011 997 8168 8090.56 93.20 92.50 92.90 92.60 93.00
2012 997 7763 7703.15 88.40 87.80 92.20 88.00 92.30
2013 996 8760 8716.35 100.00 99.80 93.10 99.90 93.20
2014 997 7810 7734.99 89.20 88.50 92.60 88.60 92.70
2015 997 6545 6465.70 74.70 74.00 90.90 74.00 91.00
2016 997 8784 8765.47 100.00 99.80 91.60 100.10 91.80
2017 997 6928 6830.58 79.10 78.20 90.60 78.20 90.70
2018 997 7419 7343.97 84.70 84.10 90.10 84.10 90.20
2019 997 6843 6739.28 78.10 77.10 89.20 77.20 89.30
2020 997 6607 6559.04 75.20 74.80 88.30 74.90 88.40
2021 997 8760 8708.44 100.00 99.70 89.00 99.70 89.10
2022 997 7620 7496.12 87.00 85.80 88.80 85.80 88.90
2023 997 7326 7214.72 83.60 82.60 88.50 82.60 88.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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