Sinpo nuclear power plant 2
Cancelled North Korea
Gross capacity
1,000MW
Sinpo nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Sinpo nuclear power plant in North Korea rated at 1,000 MW gross. It is cancelled. Construction started 1 Jan 1990.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size class | Large |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,000MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Sinpo nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2 |
| Country | North Korea |
| Owner | Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization100% |
| Coordinates | 40.0947, 128.3409 |
| Cancelled | 2006 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 1 Jan 1990Construction start
Other units at Sinpo nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Sinpo nuclear power plant 1 | Cancelled | 1,000 |
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 2024-05-09
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) — CC BY-SA 4.0 — linked, not quoted