South Korea Has 18,893 MW of Nuclear Capacity Online

South Korea has 18 nuclear reactors in operation, producing 16,820 megawatts of power, or about 87 percent of total capacity, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Two additional plants are undergoing trials with 2,073 megawatts of capacity online.

The following table shows the status of the nation’s 21 reactors with a combined regular capacity of 19,259 megawatts and two that are in trial operation by state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. as of today. The operator started operating the Kori-1 nuclear reactor yesterday as the nation issued a power shortage alert amid rising temperatures, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. The country’s oldest reactor may be fully functional as early as Aug. 10.

COMPANY   CAPACITY
UNIT      ONLINE    STATUS
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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Kori
No. 1           0  Warming-up for restart
No. 2         673  Running
No. 3       1,028  Running
No. 4       1,028  Running
Shin No. 1  1,038  Running
Shin No. 2  1,040  Trial operation until government approval

Yonggwang
No. 1         968  Running
No. 2         968  Running
No. 3       1,030  Running
No. 4       1,034  Running
No. 5       1,042  Running
No. 6       1,035  Running

Wolsong
No. 1         676  Running
No. 2         795  Running
No. 3         714  Running
No. 4         715  Running
Shin No. 1  1,033  Trial operation until government approval

Uljin
No. 1         995  Running
No. 2         998  Running
No. 3           0  Shut for maintenance until Dec. 12
No. 4           0  Shut for maintenance and safety inspections
No. 5       1,042  Running
No. 6       1,041  Running
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Source: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.

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