Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is the nuclear steam supply system vendor for 33 reactor units on record, 20 of them operating, totalling 24.1 GW of gross capacity across 2 countries.
Operating units
20
24.1 GW gross
Under construction
4
Planned
6
Retired
0
Operator of the entire South Korean fleet and vendor of the OPR-1000 and APR-1400. The APR-1400 is the design exported to the United Arab Emirates for the four-unit Barakah station, the first nuclear plant in the Arab world. A subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation.
Company
| Headquarters | Gyeongju, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Ownership | state |
| Roles in the chain | vendor, operator |
Installed base by country
| South Korea | 16 |
|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 4 |
Design lines
Installed base
| Unit | Country | Status | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saeul nuclear power plant 2 | South Korea | APR-1400 | 1,491 | 2019 | |
| Saeul nuclear power plant 1 | South Korea | APR-1400 | 1,488 | 2016 | |
| Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant 1 | South Korea | APR-1400 | 1,455 | 2022 | |
| Barakah nuclear power plant 1 | United Arab Emirates | APR-1400 | 1,417 | 2021 | |
| Barakah nuclear power plant 2 | United Arab Emirates | APR-1400 | 1,417 | 2022 | |
| Barakah nuclear power plant 3 | United Arab Emirates | APR-1400 | 1,417 | 2023 | |
| Barakah nuclear power plant 4 | United Arab Emirates | APR-1400 | 1,417 | 2024 | |
| Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant 2 | South Korea | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2023 | |
| Hanbit nuclear power plant 6 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,053 | 2002 | |
| Hanul nuclear power plant 4 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,052 | 1999 | |
| Hanbit nuclear power plant 5 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,051 | 2002 | |
| Hanul nuclear power plant 3 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,051 | 1998 | |
| Hanul nuclear power plant 5 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,049 | 2004 | |
| Hanul nuclear power plant 6 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,049 | 2005 | |
| Shin-Kori nuclear power plant 1 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,048 | 2011 | |
| Shin-Wolsong nuclear power plant 1 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,048 | 2012 | |
| Shin-Wolsong nuclear power plant 2 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,048 | 2015 | |
| Shin-Kori nuclear power plant 2 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,047 | 2012 | |
| Hanbit nuclear power plant 3 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,041 | 1995 | |
| Hanbit nuclear power plant 4 | South Korea | OPR-1000 | 1,041 | 1996 | |
| Saeul nuclear power plant 3 | South Korea | Under construction | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2026 |
| Saeul nuclear power plant 4 | South Korea | Under construction | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2026 |
| Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant 3 | South Korea | Under construction | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2032 |
| Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant 4 | South Korea | Under construction | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2033 |
| Pątnów nuclear power plant 1 | Poland | Announced | APR-1400 | 1,400 | 2035 |
| Pątnów nuclear power plant 2 | Poland | Announced | APR-1400 | 1,400 | — |
| Duwaiheen nuclear power plant 1 | Saudi Arabia | Announced | APR-1400 | 1,400 | — |
| Duwaiheen nuclear power plant 2 | Saudi Arabia | Announced | APR-1400 | 1,400 | — |
| Shin-Wolsong nuclear power plant 3 | South Korea | Cancelled (inferred) | APR-1400 | 1,350 | — |
| Shin-Wolsong nuclear power plant 4 | South Korea | Cancelled (inferred) | APR-1400 | 1,350 | — |
| Idaho Energy Complex Payette County nuclear power plant 1 | United States | Cancelled | APR-1400 | 1,350 | — |
| Buyende nuclear power plant 1 | Uganda | Announced | APR-1400 | 1,000 | 2031 |
| Buyende nuclear power plant 2 | Uganda | Announced | APR-1400 | 1,000 | — |
Sources
- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power — company source
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06