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, 1 October 1999
First Criticality Friday, 28 November 2003
First Grid Connection Thursday, 18 December 2003
Commercial Operation Thursday, 29 July 2004

Specifications

Capacity Net 998 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 (%)
2003 1001 188 18.43 - - - - -
2004 960 4963 4415.65 97.90 97.90 97.90 101.40 101.40
2005 960 7409 7321.60 84.60 83.80 88.00 87.10 91.30
2006 994 7925 7882.81 90.50 90.60 89.10 90.50 91.00
2007 995 8115 8025.93 92.60 91.90 89.90 92.10 91.30
2008 1001 8784 8763.82 100.00 99.90 92.20 99.70 93.20
2009 1001 7988 7924.16 91.20 90.80 91.90 90.40 92.70
2010 997 8245 8160.25 94.10 93.20 92.10 93.40 92.80
2011 997 8106 8052.72 92.50 92.00 92.10 92.20 92.70
2012 998 8784 8773.91 100.00 99.90 93.00 100.10 93.60
2013 996 7544 7476.53 86.10 85.40 92.20 85.70 92.80
2014 998 7408 7349.72 84.60 84.00 91.40 84.10 91.90
2015 998 8742 8687.64 99.80 99.10 92.10 99.40 92.60
2016 998 6961 6877.61 79.20 78.40 91.00 78.40 91.40
2017 998 6707 6663.73 76.60 82.30 90.40 76.20 90.30
2018 998 7097 6962.42 81.00 79.60 89.60 79.60 89.60
2019 998 6575 6467.68 75.10 74.00 88.60 74.00 88.50
2020 998 8784 8750.36 100.00 99.80 89.30 99.80 89.20
2021 998 7478 7383.73 85.40 84.50 89.00 84.50 89.00
2022 998 6950 6809.01 79.30 78.50 88.40 77.90 88.40

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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