Hanul Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Hanul (formerly Uljin) Nuclear Power Plant
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Country | South Korea |
Location | Gyeongsangbuk-do |
Coordinates | 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°ECoordinates: 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E |
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.