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Hanul Nuclear Power Plant

Hanul Nuclear Power Plant
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Hanul (formerly Uljin) Nuclear Power Plant
Hanul Nuclear Power Plant is located in South Korea
Hanul Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Hanul Nuclear Power Plant in South Korea
Country South Korea
Location Gyeongsangbuk-do
Coordinates 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E / 37.09278; 129.38361Coordinates: 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E / 37.09278; 129.38361
Status Operational
Commission date 1988
Operator(s) Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Nuclear power station
Reactor type PWR
Cooling source Sea of Japan
(East sea of Korea)
Cooling towers no
Power generation
Units operational 1 × 942 MW
1 × 945 MW
1 × 994 MW
1 × 998 MW
2 × 1001 MW
Units under const. 2 × 1350 MW
Units planned 2 × 1350 MW
Nameplate capacity 5,881 MW
Capacity factor 93.5%
Annual output 48,160 GW·h

The Hanul Nuclear Power Plant (originally the Uljin NPP Korean: 울진원자력발전소) is a large nuclear power station in the Gyeongsangbuk-do province of South Korea. The facility has six pressurized water reactors (PWRs) with a total installed capacity of 5,881 MW. The first went online in 1988. The plant's name was changed from Uljin to Hanul in 2013.

On 4 May 2012, ground was broken for two new reactors, Shin ("new") Uljin-1 and -2 using APR-1400 reactors. The APR-1400 is a Generation III PWR design with a gross capacity of 1400 MW. It is the first to use Korean-made components for all critical systems. The reactors are expected to cost about 7 trillion won (US$6 billion), and to be completed by 2018.


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