Location: Yŏnggwang-kun, South Chŏlla Province, South Korea

Address: 514 Kyemari, Hongnong-ŭp, Yŏnggwang-kun, South Chŏlla Province, 513-882, South Korea

Telephone Number: +82-61-357-2114

Subordinate to: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (한국수력원자력주)

Size: 1,000MW(e) pressurized light water reactor (PWR)

Primary Function: Production of electricity

Description: Yonggwang-6 is South Korea’s 18th nuclear power reactor. Yŏnggwang-5 was constructed under the third phase of South Korea’s nuclear power program, which called for self-reliance in nuclear technology. Under this phase, South Korea planned to standardize the design of nuclear power plants and achieve technological self-sufficiency.  These plans were met with the construction of Yŏnggwang-3 and -4, which served as the basic model for the Korean Standard Nuclear Plant (KSNP). Yŏnggwang-6 was constructed under the same contractual scheme as its twin unit, Yŏnggwang-5.  The initial construction of Yŏnggwang-6 was planned for December 1995, but due to protests by residents of Yŏnggwang-kun, South Chŏlla Province, construction was delayed until June 1997. Yŏnggwang-6 was completed in 2002 and began commercial operation on 23 December 2002.

Key sources: Ministry of Science and Technology, <http://www.most.go.kr>; 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 and Nuclear Power (KHNP), “Han’gukp’yojunhyŏng’wŏnjŏn Yŏnggwang 5, 6 Hogi Chun’gong,” <http://www.khnp.co.kr/intro/news/atomicpile/200303/
main02.htm>; Yonhap News Agency, 18 February 1997, in “Completion of S Korean Nuclear Reactors to be Delayed,” Asia Pulse, 18 February 1997, in Lexis-Nexis, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>; “Yŏnggwang Units 5 and 6 Nuclear Power Plant, South Korea,” Power Technology: The Website for the Power Industry, <http://www.power-technology.com/projects/yonggwang/index.html>.

	Updated October 2004