Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant
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The Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant
located on the coast near Nae-ri, Yangnm-myeon, Gyeongju
, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea
. It is famous as the only South Korean nuclear power plant operating CANDU-type PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors). Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
owns the plant.
The power plant site including Yangnam-myeon, Yangbuk-myeon and Gampo-eup was designated an industrial infrastructure development zone in 1976. Construction of Wolseong 1 started in 1976 and was completed in 1982. In the following year, the power plant began commercial operations. This PHWR reactor has a gross generation capacity of 678,000 kW. Wolseong reactors 2, 3 and 4 were completed in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively. Each of these reactors has a capacity of 700,000 kW. Wolseong Nuclear Plant has since operated successfully.
Shin Wolseong No. 1 and No. 2, two new (960 kW) OPR-1000 type pressurized water reactor
s, are currently in trials at the plant. They are expected to become operational in 2011–12. Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant supplies about 5% of South Korea's electricity
.
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
located on the coast near Nae-ri, Yangnm-myeon, Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It is famous as the only South Korean nuclear power plant operating CANDU-type PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors). Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power Corporation . It operates large nuclear and hydroelectric plants in South Korea, which are responsible for about 40% of the country's electric power supply...
owns the plant.
The power plant site including Yangnam-myeon, Yangbuk-myeon and Gampo-eup was designated an industrial infrastructure development zone in 1976. Construction of Wolseong 1 started in 1976 and was completed in 1982. In the following year, the power plant began commercial operations. This PHWR reactor has a gross generation capacity of 678,000 kW. Wolseong reactors 2, 3 and 4 were completed in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively. Each of these reactors has a capacity of 700,000 kW. Wolseong Nuclear Plant has since operated successfully.
Shin Wolseong No. 1 and No. 2, two new (960 kW) OPR-1000 type pressurized water reactor
Pressurized water reactor
Pressurized water reactors constitute a large majority of all western nuclear power plants and are one of three types of light water reactor , the other types being boiling water reactors and supercritical water reactors...
s, are currently in trials at the plant. They are expected to become operational in 2011–12. Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant supplies about 5% of South Korea's electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
.
See also
- Kori Nuclear Power PlantKori Nuclear Power PlantThe Kori Nuclear Power Plant is a South Korean nuclear power plant located in Gori, a suburban village in Busan. It is owned and operated by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, a subsidiary of KEPCO...
- Nuclear power in South KoreaNuclear power in South KoreaThe total electrical generation capacity of the nuclear power plants of South Korea is 18.5 GWe from 21 reactors. This is 29.5% of South Korea's total electrical generation capacity, but 45% of total electrical consumption...
- List of nuclear reactors#South Korea
External links
- Nuclear power > Wolseong at Korea Nuclear Energy Foundation