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Nuclear power is a major power source in South Korea, providing 30% of the country's electricity. [1] [2] 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 Korea's total electrical generation capacity.
APR-1400 design began in 1992 and was awarded certification by the Korean Institute of Nuclear Safety in May 2002. [3] The design certification application was submitted to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in December 2014 and in March 2015, it was accepted for technical review to determine if the reactor design meets basic US safety requirements.
An expansion of the plant begun in 2006 added four new Korean-sourced reactors, the so-called Shin Kori reactors (Korean: 신고리; shin 신 meaning "new"). The first pair of Shin Kori reactors are of the OPR-1000 design, while the second two are the APR-1400 design. Shin Kori 1 and 2 achieved commercial operations in 2011 and 2012 ...
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has halted the nuclear reactor at its main atomic complex, probably to extract plutonium that could be used for weapons by reprocessing spent fuel rods, a South Korean ...
VIENNA/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the U.N. atomic watchdog said in an annual ...
The Hanul Nuclear Power Plant (originally the Uljin NPP Korean: 울진원자력발전소) is a large nuclear power station in the North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea. The facility has eight pressurized water reactors (PWRs) with total operating capacity of 8561 MW, and a further 2680 MW under construction. The first went online in 1988.
VIENNA (Reuters) -A new reactor at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be operating for the first time, the U.N. nuclear watchdog and independent experts said on Thursday, which ...
During November 2012, two nuclear reactors were suspended by the country after discovering that the parts were supplied with fake certificates. [ 2 ] On 10 October 2013, South Korea indicted about 100 people, which included a top former state utility official with the charges of scandal.