Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Explained

Hanul Nuclear Power Plant
Name Official:한울원자력발전소
Image Alt:Hanul (formerly Uljin) Nuclear Power Plant
Coordinates:37.0928°N 129.3836°W
Country:South Korea
Location:North Gyeongsang Province
Status:O
Construction Began:Unit 1: 26 January 1983
Unit 2: 5 July 1983
Unit 3: 21 July 1993
Unit 4: 1 November 1993
Unit 5: 1 October 1999
Unit 6: 29 September 2000
Unit 7: 10 July 2012
Unit 8: 19 June 2013
Commissioned:Unit 1: 10 September 1988
Unit 2: 30 September 1989
Unit 3: 11 August 1998
Unit 4: 31 December 1999
Unit 5: 29 July 2004
Unit 6: 22 April 2005
Unit 7: 9 June 2022
Unit 8: 21 December 2023
Owner:Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Operator:Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Np Reactor Type:PWR
Np Reactor Supplier:KEPCO/KHNP
Ps Cooling Source:Sea of Japan
Ps Units Operational:1 × 968 MW
1 × 969 MW
2 × 997 MW
1 × 999 MW
1 × 998 MW
2 x 1340 MW
Ps Units Manu Model:2 × France CPI
4 × OPR-1000
2 × APR-1400
Ps Units Planned:2 × 1340 MW APR-1400
Ps Thermal Capacity:1 × 2785 MWth
1 × 2775 MWth
3 × 2825 MWth
1 × 2815 MWth
Ps Electrical Capacity:7268
Ps Electrical Cap Fac:76.63%
Ps Annual Generation:39,795 GW·h (2016)

The Hanul Nuclear Power Plant (originally the Uljin NPP) is a large nuclear power station in the North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea. The facility has six pressurized water reactors (PWRs) with a total installed capacity of 5,881 MW. The first went online in 1988.[1] [2] In the early 2000s it was the third largest operational nuclear power plant in the world and the second largest in South Korea. The plant's name was changed from Uljin to Hanul in 2013.[3]

On 4 May 2012, ground was broken for two new reactors, Shin ("new") Uljin-1 and -2 using APR-1400 reactors.[4]

Fuel loading completed at Shin Hanul 1 in October 2021.[5] Unit 1 achieved first criticality on 22 May 2022, 11 am local time with electricity generation expected to start in June 2022.[6] Unit 2 achieved criticality on 6 December 2023, 6 am local time, with grid connection expected for 20 December 2023.[7]

The APR-1400 is a Generation III PWR design with a gross capacity of 1400 MW. It is the first to use Korean-made components for all critical systems. In 2012, the reactors were expected to cost about 7 trillion won (US$6 billion), and to be completed by 2018.[8]

Reactors

UnitTypeCapacity
(net)		Construction startOperation startNotes
Phase I
Hanul-1 France CPI968 MW 26 Jan 1983 10 Sept 1988 [9]
Hanul-2 France CPI 969 MW 5 July 1983 30 Sept 1989 [10]
Hanul-3 997 MW 21 July 1993 11 Aug 1998 [11]
Hanul-4 OPR-1000 999 MW 1 Nov 1993 31 Dec 1999 [12]
Hanul-5 OPR-1000 998 MW 1 Oct 1999 29 July 2004 [13]
Hanul-6 OPR-1000 997 MW 29 Sept 2000 22 Apr 2005 [14]
Phase II
Shin Hanul-1 1340 MW 21 July 2012 9 June 2022[15] [16]
Shin Hanul-2 APR-1400 1340 MW 19 June 2013 21 Dec 2023[17]
Shin Hanul-3 APR-1400 1340 MW [18]
Shin Hanul-4 APR-1400 1340 MW

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Korea, Republic of . Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) . International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) . 5 May 2012 . 6 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506210033/http://pris.iaea.org/Public/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=KR . 6 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Ulchin Nuclear Power Complex (울진 원자력발전소) . Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) . 7 January 2014 . 7 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107181544/http://www.nti.org/facilities/6/ . 7 January 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Korean nuclear plants renamed . 21 May 2013 . . World Nuclear Association (WNA) . 23 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130612205444/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-Korean_nuclear_plants_renamed-2105134.html . 12 June 2013 . live .
  4. News: Celebrations at South Korean groundbreaking . 8 May 2012 . World Nuclear News . 10 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509060304/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Celebrations_at_South_Korean_groundbreaking-0805127.html . 9 May 2012 . live .
  5. Web site: Fuel loading completed at Shin Hanul 1 : New Nuclear – World Nuclear News.
  6. Web site: South Korean APR-1400 starts up : New Nuclear – World Nuclear News.
  7. Web site: Second APR-1400 at Shin Hanul starts up : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News . 2023-12-08 . www.world-nuclear-news.org.
  8. News: S. Korea starts work on two new nuclear reactors . 4 May 2012 . . 6 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510043550/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2012/05/04/16/0501000000AEN20120504003251320F.HTML . 10 May 2012 . live .
  9. Web site: Ulchin-1. Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 5 May 2012. 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009021625/http://www.iaea.org/pris/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=413. 9 October 2013. live.
  10. Web site: Ulchin-2. PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009024950/http://www.iaea.org/pris/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=395. 9 October 2013. live.
  11. Web site: Ulchin-3. PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009024644/http://www.iaea.org/pris/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=398. 9 October 2013. live.
  12. Web site: Ulchin-4. PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009024814/http://www.iaea.org/pris/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=399. 9 October 2013. live.
  13. Web site: Ulchin-5. PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009021615/http://www.iaea.org/pris/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=404. 9 October 2013. live.
  14. Web site: Ulchin-6. PRIS. IAEA. 5 May 2012. 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009024650/http://www.iaea.org/pris/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=406. 9 October 2013. live.
  15. Web site: Korean reactor starts supplying electricity : New Nuclear – World Nuclear News . 2022-08-13 . world-nuclear-news.org.
  16. Web site: New nuclear in South Korea. 31 July 2012. World Nuclear News. WNA. 31 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801061753/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-New_nuclear_in_South_Korea-3107124.html. 1 August 2012. live.
  17. Web site: Nuclear Power in South Korea. April 2012. Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). 6 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511121359/http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf81.html. 11 May 2012. live.
  18. Web site: Nuclear Power in South Korea. World Nuclear Association. 29 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929090821/http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Country-Profiles/Countries-O-S/South-Korea/. 29 September 2015. live.

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