Kori nuclear power plant 2
Gross capacity
681MW
Kori nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Kori nuclear power plant in South Korea rated at 681 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 25 Jul 1983.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | Westinghouse FWH F in the source |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 681MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 640MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 618MW |
| Thermal output | 1,882MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Westinghouse Electric Companyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Kori nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Owner | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co100% |
| Operator | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power |
| Coordinates | 35.3199, 129.2948 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 23 Dec 1977Construction start
- 9 Apr 1983First criticality
- 22 Apr 1983Grid connection
- 25 Jul 1983Commercial operation
Other units at Kori nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Kori nuclear power plant 1 | Retired | 607 |
| Kori nuclear power plant 3 | 1,046 | |
| Kori nuclear power plant 4 | 1,046 |
Other WH F units
5 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanbit nuclear power plant 1 | South Korea | 1,025 | |
| Hanbit nuclear power plant 2 | South Korea | 1,024 | |
| Kori nuclear power plant 3 | South Korea | 1,046 | |
| Kori nuclear power plant 4 | South Korea | 1,046 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-10
- 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