🇰🇷 South Korea · 35.711, 129.474
Wolsong
4 reactors PHWR, in service since 1983. Today it delivers 1,735 MWe net, enough for about 5,465,250 households.
Operating capacity
1,735 MWe
net electrical
Units
4
3 operating
First start-up
1983
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolsong 1 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU-6 | Shut down | 661 | 2,061 | Oct 1977 | Dec 1982 | Dec 2019 | — |
| Wolsong 2 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU-6 | Operating | 571 | 2,061 | Sep 25, 1992 | Apr 1, 1997 | — | 82.5 % (2024) |
| Wolsong 3 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU-6 | Operating | 595 | 2,061 | Mar 17, 1994 | Mar 25, 1998 | — | 41.6 % (2024) |
| Wolsong 4 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU-6 | Operating | 569 | 2,061 | Jul 22, 1994 | May 21, 1999 | — | 58.6 % (2024) |
Operator: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power CO.