Details

Reactor Type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR)
Model CANDU 6
Owner Korea Hydro And Nuclear Power Co.
Operator Korea Hydro And Nuclear Power Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 22 July 1994
First Criticality Saturday, 10 April 1999
First Grid Connection Friday, 21 May 1999
Commercial Operation Friday, 1 October 1999

Specifications

Capacity Net 567 MWe
Capacity Gross 589 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2061 MWt
Design Net Capacity 669 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 (%)
1999 650 2208 1489.23 100.00 99.90 99.90 103.80 103.80
2000 650 8033 5423.32 91.40 91.40 93.10 95.00 96.80
2001 650 8110 5493.17 92.60 92.60 92.80 96.50 96.60
2002 650 7971 5448.11 91.00 90.80 92.20 95.70 96.30
2003 650 8225 5601.86 93.90 93.50 92.50 98.40 96.80
2004 650 8209 5620.95 93.40 93.20 92.60 98.40 97.10
2005 650 8254 5657.87 94.20 93.80 92.80 99.40 97.50
2006 685 8760 6028.31 100.00 100.00 93.90 100.50 97.90
2007 685 8157 5770.36 93.10 92.80 93.70 96.20 97.70
2008 708 8271 5861.40 94.20 94.20 93.80 94.20 97.30
2009 708 8079 5714.06 92.20 92.40 93.60 92.10 96.80
2010 708 8218 5831.20 93.80 93.70 93.60 94.00 96.50
2011 708 8215 5828.85 93.80 93.50 93.60 94.00 96.30
2012 694 8702 6105.67 99.10 98.60 94.00 100.20 96.60
2013 688 7761 5364.39 88.60 88.30 93.60 89.00 96.00
2014 669 7307 4970.75 83.40 83.30 92.90 84.80 95.30
2015 669 7636 5117.75 87.20 87.10 92.60 87.30 94.80
2016 653 6720 4334.90 76.50 75.90 91.60 75.60 93.80
2017 635 8760 5517.85 100.00 99.60 92.10 99.20 94.00
2018 622 7354 4494.93 84.00 83.20 91.60 82.50 93.50
2019 609 7310 4420.51 83.40 82.10 91.20 82.90 93.00
2020 600 6872 4126.51 78.20 77.30 90.60 78.30 92.40
2021 575 7376 4307.32 84.20 83.40 90.30 85.50 92.10
2022 574 8760 5086.51 100.00 99.80 90.70 101.20 92.40
2023 567 7739 4392.97 88.30 87.80 90.60 88.40 92.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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