Korea Has 16324 MW of Nuclear Capacity Online
South Korea has 16 nuclear reactors in operation, producing 15,269 megawatts of power, or about 79 percent of total capacity, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Two additional plants are undergoing trials with 1,055 megawatts of capacity online.
The following table shows the status of the nation’s 21 reactors with a combined regular capacity of 19,259 megawatts and an additional two that are in pilot operations by state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. as of today.
COMPANY CAPACITY UNIT ONLINE STATUS -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Kori No. 1 0 Shut for safety inspection since March 13 No. 2 680 Running No. 3 1,045 Running No. 4 1,046 Running Shin No. 1 1,052 Running Shin No. 2 1,055 Pilot operations until July 4 Yonggwang No. 1 994 Running No. 2 992 Running No. 3 1,045 Running No. 4 0 Shut for regular maintenance until July 15 No. 5 1,057 Running No. 6 1,050 Running Wolsong No. 1 0 Shut for regular maintenance until July 29 No. 2 716 Running No. 3 736 Running No. 4 731 Running Shin No. 1 0 Shut during pilot operations until July 29 Uljin No. 1 1,008 Running No. 2 1,009 Running No. 3 0 Shut for maintenance until December 12 No. 4 0 Shut for maintenance and safety inspections No. 5 1,054 Running No. 6 1,054 Running -------------------------------
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