Kuosheng nuclear power plant 1
Retired Taiwan
Gross capacity
985MW
Kuosheng nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Kuosheng nuclear power plant in Taiwan rated at 985 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 28 Dec 1981.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-6 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 985MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 985MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 948MW |
| Thermal output | 2,894MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Kuosheng nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Owner | Taiwan Power Co100% |
| Operator | Taiwan Power |
| Coordinates | 25.2025, 121.6629 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR 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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 19 Nov 1975Construction start
- 1 Feb 1981First criticality
- 21 May 1981Grid connection
- 28 Dec 1981Commercial operation
- 28 Dec 2021Permanent shutdown
Other units at Kuosheng nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Kuosheng nuclear power plant 2 | Retired | 985 |
Other BWR-6 units
5 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leibstadt nuclear power plant | Switzerland | 1,275 | |
| Kuosheng nuclear power plant 2 | Taiwan | Retired | 985 |
| Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 1 | Italy | Cancelled | 1,009 |
| Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 2 | Italy | Cancelled | 1,009 |
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 2024-05-07
- 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