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South Korea has 16 nuclear reactors in operation, producing 15,252 megawatts of power, or about 79 percent of total capacity, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Two additional plants are undergoing trials with 1,837 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. The date for the Kori-1 reactor to resume production will be decided after the operator consults with the government and gets the support of local residents, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
COMPANY CAPACITY UNIT ONLINE STATUS ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Kori No. 1 0 Ready for Restart No. 2 678 Running No. 3 1,046 Running No. 4 1,045 Running Shin No. 1 1,049 Running Shin No. 2 1,051 Pilot operations until government Approval Yonggwang No. 1 994 Running No. 2 989 Running No. 3 1,044 Running No. 4 0 Shut for regular maintenance until July 15 No. 5 1,054 Running No. 6 1,049 Running Wolsong No. 1 0 Shut for regular maintenance until July 29 No. 2 716 Running No. 3 731 Running No. 4 734 Running Shin No. 1 786 Pilot operations until July 29 Uljin No. 1 1,008 Running No. 2 1,012 Running No. 3 0 Shut for maintenance until Dec. 12 No. 4 0 Shut for maintenance and safety inspections No. 5 1,052 Running No. 6 1,051 Running -------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.
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