South Korea Has 18,572 MW of Nuclear Capacity Online
By Sangim Han -
2012-08-21T00:06:19Z
South Korea has 20 nuclear reactors in operation, producing 18,572 megawatts of power, or about 90 percent of total capacity, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The following table shows the status of the nation’s 23 reactors operated by state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. as of today, with a combined regular capacity of 20,716 megawatts.
COMPANY CAPACITY UNIT ONLINE STATUS ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Kori Unit 1 606 Running Unit 2 677 Running Unit 3 1,046 Running Unit 4 1,048 Running Shin-Kori Unit 1 1,053 Running Shin-Kori Unit 2 1,052 Running Yonggwang Unit 1 978 Running Unit 2 979 Running Unit 3 1,036 Running Unit 4 1,042 Running Unit 5 1,050 Running Unit 6 1,043 Running Wolsong Unit 1 689 Running Unit 2 706 Running Unit 3 717 Running Unit 4 729 Running Shin-Wolsong Unit 1 0 Shut for safety inspection Uljin Unit 1 1,006 Running Unit 2 1,012 Running Unit 3 0 Shut for planned checkup Unit 4 0 Shut for planned checkup Unit 5 1,050 Running Unit 6 1,053 Running -------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.
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