Name: Shin’gori-4 Nuclear Power Reactor (신고리 원자력발전소 4호기)
Location: Kori, Chang’an-ŭp, Kijang-kun, Pusan, South Korea
Address: 216 Kori, Chang’an-ŭp, Kijang-kun, Pusan, 619-711, South Korea
Telephone Number: +82-51-726-2114
Subordinate to: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (한국수력원자력주)
Size: 1,400MW(e) PWR
Primary Function: Production of electricity
Description: Shin’gori-4 will be South Korea’s second Advanced Pressurized Reactor with a 1,400MW(e) generating capacity (APR 1400). Shin’gori-4 will be identical in design to its twin unit Shin’gori-3 and will be constructed under the same contractual scheme. The APR 1400 is a two-loop pressurized light water reactor which was developed by making improvements and modifications to the Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant (KNSP). The APR 1400 project began in 1992 with the basic design completed in February 1999. Some key features of the APR 1400 include a shut down cooling system, a four train safety injection system, and digital instrumentation and control systems. In addition, the APR 1400 has a 60-year lifespan, plus safety features such as a larger pressurizer and greater secondary water supply in the steam generators. Construction for Shin’gori-4 is scheduled to begin in December 2004 and is expected to be completed by September 2011.
Key sources: Ministry of Science and Technology, <http://www.most.go.kr>; Korea Power Engineering Company (KOPEC), “Nuclear Power: Advanced Power Reactor (APR 1400),” <http://www.kopec.co.kr/english/business/nuclear_plant_04.html>; Mark Hibbs, “Westinghouse Lining up Contracts for First Two Korean APR-1400s,” Nucleonics Week, 17 April 2003, p. 2, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Mark Hibbs, “KHNP Seeks to Open PWR Site at Dukchun on Coast of East Sea,” Nucleonics Week, 27 September 2001, p. 1, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; “Nuclear Power Progress; Koreans Prepare to Build the First Advanced PWR,” Modern Power System, 31 August 2001, p. 37, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; “Korea Continues Nuclear Building Binge,” Power, March 2003, p. 6, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; Rick Michal, “New Plant Construction and Design; Myth and Realities,” Nuclear News, August 2002, p. 48, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.
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