Name: Shin’gori-1 Nuclear Power Reactor (신고리 원자력발전소 1호기)
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: 1,000MW(e) PWR
Primary Function: Production of electricity
Description: Shin’gori-1 will be a 1,000 MW(e) pressurized light water reactor based on an improved design of the Korea Standard Nuclear Plant (KSNP) called the KSNP Plus. Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company will be the prime contractor while Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) will manage the overall project including licensing, procurement, construction, start-up, and plant operations. In September 2002, BNFL Westinghouse was awarded a contract by Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company to provide components, instrumentation, and control equipment and technical services. Doosan is currently in the process of manufacturing the main components and expects to complete them by 2006. Shin’gori-1 is planned to enter commercial operation in September 2008.
Key sources: Ministry of Science and Technology, <http://www.most.go.kr>; World Nuclear Association, “Nuclear Power in South Korea,” March 2004, < http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/printable_information_papers/inf81print.htm>; Mark Hibbs, “KEPCO Plants First 1,400-MW PWRS at Shin-Kori, Four Units by 2014,” Nucleonics Week, 5 April 2001, p.1, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; “Company News: Westinghouse Signs New Build Contracts,” Nuclear Engineering International, 31 October 2002, p. 10, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.
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Updated September 2004 |
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