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 Thursday, 17 March 1994
First Criticality Thursday, 19 February 1998
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 25 March 1998
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 1 July 1998

Specifications

Capacity Net 601 MWe
Capacity Gross 624 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2061 MWt
Design Net Capacity 665 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 (%)
1998 650 5326 3460.26 96.40 96.10 96.10 98.90 98.90
1999 650 7008 4696.65 80.00 80.20 85.60 82.50 88.00
2000 650 8784 5925.22 100.00 99.90 91.30 103.80 94.30
2001 650 7409 4923.93 84.60 85.30 89.60 86.50 92.10
2002 650 8083 5043.33 92.30 91.80 90.10 88.60 91.30
2003 650 8176 5579.53 93.30 93.10 90.60 98.00 92.50
2004 650 8152 5540.29 92.80 92.20 90.90 97.00 93.20
2005 650 8760 5997.86 100.00 100.00 92.10 105.30 94.80
2006 682 8205 5617.76 93.70 93.40 92.30 94.00 94.70
2007 681 8239 5826.59 94.00 93.80 92.40 97.70 95.00
2008 707 8129 5761.08 92.50 92.60 92.40 92.80 94.80
2009 707 8287 5882.54 94.60 94.30 92.60 95.00 94.80
2010 707 8433 5986.43 96.30 96.20 92.90 96.70 95.00
2011 707 8477 6014.37 96.80 96.40 93.20 97.10 95.20
2012 686 7827 5460.60 89.10 88.70 92.90 90.60 94.80
2013 684 7937 5453.06 90.60 90.40 92.70 91.00 94.60
2014 665 7371 4968.56 84.10 84.00 92.20 85.30 94.00
2015 665 8313 5528.96 94.90 94.70 92.30 94.90 94.10
2016 651 6216 4046.37 70.80 70.40 91.20 70.80 92.80
2017 648 2890 1857.46 33.00 32.80 88.30 32.70 89.90
2018 641 6432 4116.18 73.40 73.20 87.60 73.30 89.10
2019 630 5184 3261.26 59.20 58.20 86.30 59.10 87.80
2020 627 5542 3480.85 63.10 62.30 85.30 63.20 86.80
2021 607 7665 4704.12 87.50 86.60 85.30 88.50 86.80
2022 605 7665 4686.17 87.50 86.90 85.40 88.40 86.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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