Hanbit nuclear power plant
Hanbit nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in South Korea with 6 operating units totalling 6,235 MW gross. The site has 6 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PWR | WH F | 1,025 | 1986 | |
| Unit 2 | PWR | WH F | 1,024 | 1987 | |
| Unit 3 | PWR | OPR-1000 | 1,041 | 1995 | |
| Unit 4 | PWR | OPR-1000 | 1,041 | 1996 | |
| Unit 5 | PWR | OPR-1000 | 1,051 | 2002 | |
| Unit 6 | PWR | OPR-1000 | 1,053 | 2002 |
Hanbit nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Hanbit nuclear power plant is the 1st largest of 8 operating nuclear sites in South Korea, holding 23% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 6th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 1986 and 2002; the median unit is 30.5 years old, older than the median of 27.0 in South Korea.
The 6 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 4.5 to 5.1 years (median 4.8) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1990s is 8.0 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Kori nuclear power plant (261 km), Saeul nuclear power plant (262 km) and Shin-Kori nuclear power plant (262 km).
5 operating units are rated differently now from their design net capacities: Unit 1 +10.2%, Unit 2 +9.4%, Unit 3 +3.8%, Unit 4 +2.1% and Unit 5 +4.4%.
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1981 | 1986 | 4.8 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 2 | 1981 | 1986 | 4.9 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 3 | 1989 | 1994 | 4.9 | 8.0 (1990s) |
| Unit 4 | 1990 | 1995 | 5.1 | 8.0 (1990s) |
| Unit 5 | 1997 | 2001 | 4.5 | 6.8 (2000s) |
| Unit 6 | 1997 | 2002 | 4.8 | 6.8 (2000s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kori nuclear power plant | South Korea | 261 km | 2.8 |
| Saeul nuclear power plant | South Korea | 262 km | 3.0 |
| Shin-Kori nuclear power plant | South Korea | 262 km | 2.1 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
Earthquakes nearby
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| Time (UTC) | Mag | Depth | Epicentre | Distance |
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Magnitude 4.0 and above within 200 km of Hanbit nuclear power plant's listed coordinates, past 30 days. This is distance, not shaking: it says nothing about damage or any change in operation. Every plant.
| Location | Hongnong-eup, South Jeolla, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35.4105, 126.4175 |
| Elevation | about 15 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 0.5 km from the water |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Units by status | Operating: 6 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co |
|---|---|
| Operators | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data