Taiwan · 25.203, 121.663Kuosheng
Kuosheng, nuclear power plant in Taiwan, operated 2 boiling water reactors between 1981 and 2023 and is now shut down.
- Country
- Taiwan
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- BWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1981
- Operator
- Taiwan Power
- Owner
- Taiwan Power Co
- Status
- Shut down
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Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1981
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuosheng 1 | Boiling water (BWR) | BWR-6 | Shut down | 985 | 2,894 | Nov 1975 | May 1981 | Dec 2021 | — |
| Kuosheng 2 | Boiling water (BWR) | BWR-6 | Shut down | 985 | 2,894 | Mar 1976 | Jun 1982 | Mar 2023 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Kuosheng 1, a 985 MWe BWR (BWR-6), started construction in 1975 and operated from 1981 to 2021.
Kuosheng 2, a 985 MWe BWR (BWR-6), started construction in 1976 and operated from 1982 to 2023.
Operator: Taiwan Power.
Owner: Taiwan Power Co (Kuosheng 1, Kuosheng 2).