Name: Ulchin-5 Nuclear Power Reactor (울진 원자력발전소 5호기)
Location: Puguri, Puk-myŏn, Ulchin-kun, North Kyŏngsang Province, South Korea
Address: 84-4 Puguri, Puk-myŏn, Ulchin-kun, North Kyŏngsang Province, 767-701, South Korea
Telephone Number: +82-54-785-2114
Subordinate to: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (한국수력원자력주)
Size: 1,000MW(e) pressurized light water reactor (PWR)
Primary Function: Production of electricity
Description: Ulchin-5 is South Korea’s 19th nuclear power reactor. Construction began in January 1999 and the reactor began commercial operations on 29 July 2004. The main components of the reactor were manufactured by Doosan Heavy Industry and Construction Company with ABB-CE as a subcontractor for engineering design and other components. The reactor was completed and pressure vessels installed in June 2001. Ulchin-5 was loaded with fuel in October 2003, and connected to the grid in late January 2004. Ulchin-5 and -6 are South Korea’s last Korea Standard Nuclear Plants (KNSP) based on the CE-80 system design. The design of Ulchin-5 is similar to the previous Ulchin KNSP units with additional upgrades to improve the efficiency and safety.
Key sources: Ministry of Science and Technology, <http://www.most.go.kr>; Ministry of Science and Technology, Wŏnjaryŏk Anjŏnbaeksŏ (Seoul: MOST, 2003); Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP),“ Hansuwŏn Paljŏnsohyŏnghwang,” <http://www.khnp.co.kr/korea_map/korea.html>; Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), “Hŏesa Soge,” <http://www.khnp.co.kr/company/company_c.html>; Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), “Ulchin Wŏnjaryŏk Ponbu: 5, 6 Hogi Kŏnsolhyŏnhwang,”<http://www.khnp.co.kr/ulchin/index.jsp>; “Ulchin-5 and -6 Contracts Signed,” Nucleonics Week, 19 December 1996, p. 18, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Mark Hibbs, “Ulchin-5, -6 Schedule Will Absorb Strike-Related Delay, KHNP Says,” Nucleonics Week, 22 August 2002, p. 15, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Mark Hibbs, “Second to Last KSNP Unit 50% Complete at Ulchin Site,” Nucleonics Week, 27 September 2001, p. 9, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; “New South Korean Reactor Starts Up,” Uranium Information Centre Weekly Digest, 26 March 2004, <http://www.uic.com.au/wns0326.htm>.
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