The Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant, or Wolsong,
is a
nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a electric generator, generato ...
located on the coast near Nae-ri, Yangnm-myeon,
Gyeongju
Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), 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, ...
,
North Gyeongsang province,
South Korea. It is the only South Korean nuclear power plant operating
CANDU
The CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide ( heavy water) moderator and its use of (originally, natural) uranium fuel. C ...
-type
PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors).
[(in Korean]
경주시의 산업·교통 (Industry and Transportation of Gyeongju)
Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power owns the plant. These reactors are capable of consuming multiple types of fuel, including wastes from South Korea's other nuclear plants.
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 MW. Wolseong reactors 2, 3 and 4 were completed in 1997, 1998 and 1999, respectively. Each of these reactors has a capacity of 700 MW. Wolseong Nuclear Plant has since operated successfully.
Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant supplies about 5% of South Korea's
electricity.
Shin-Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant
Shin-Wolsong No. 1 and No. 2, are two new
OPR-1000 __NOTOC__
The OPR-1000 is a South Korean designed two-loop 1000 MWe PWR Generation II nuclear reactor, developed by KHNP and KEPCO. The OPR-1000 was originally designated as the Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant (KSNP), and was re-designated as ...
type
pressurized water reactors. Shin-Wolsong 1 became fully operational in July 2012.
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In June 2013 Shin-Wolsong 1 was shutdown, and Shin-Wolsong 2 ordered to remain offline, until safety-related control cabling with forged safety certificates is replaced.]
See also
*Kori Nuclear Power Plant
The Kori Nuclear Power Plant (Korean: 고리원자력발전소, Hanja: 古里原子力發電所) is a South Korean nuclear power plant located in Kori, a suburban village in Busan. It is the world's largest fully operational nuclear generating s ...
*Nuclear power in South Korea
Nuclear power is a major power source in South Korea, providing 29% of the country's electricity.
The total electrical generation capacity of the nuclear power plants of South Korea is 20.5 GWe from 23 reactors, equivalent to 22% of South K ...
* List of nuclear reactors#South Korea
References
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External links
Nuclear power > Wolseong
at Korea Nuclear Energy Foundation
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Nuclear power stations in South Korea
Buildings and structures in Gyeongju
Nuclear power stations using CANDU reactors
1983 establishments in South Korea