South Korea Has 18,486 MW of Nuclear Capacity Online
By Sangim Han -
2012-08-27T23:42:55Z
South Korea has 21 nuclear reactors in operation, producing 18,486 megawatts of power, or about 89 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 1 598 Running Unit 2 669 Running Unit 3 1,032 Running Unit 4 1,033 Running Shin-Kori Unit 1 1,040 Running Shin-Kori Unit 2 1,042 Running Yonggwang Unit 1 981 Running Unit 2 980 Running Unit 3 1,039 Running Unit 4 1,043 Running Unit 5 1,053 Running Unit 6 1,045 Running Wolsong Unit 1 679 Running Unit 2 693 Running Unit 3 702 Running Unit 4 707 Running Shin-Wolsong Unit1 1,007 Running Uljin Unit 1 54 Running Unit 2 1,001 Running Unit 3 0 Shut for planned checkup Unit 4 0 Shut for planned checkup Unit 5 1,044 Running Unit 6 1,044 Running -------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.
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