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KORI-3
Operational
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PWR
WH F
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
1011
MW
e
1001
MW
e
1046
MW
e
2912
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Oct, 1979
01 Jan, 1985
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
22 Jan, 1985
30 Sep, 1985
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
267.98 TW.h
82.2 %
82.9 %
17.8 %
83.8 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1985
Data Not Provided
1986
5611.720
895
6529
74.5
73.3
73.3
71.6
71.6
1987
5804.810
895
6665
76.1
78.8
76.0
74.0
72.8
1988
6119.710
895
7005
79.8
79.8
77.3
77.8
74.5
1989
6591.970
895
7206
82.3
82.3
78.5
84.1
76.9
1990
6838.130
895
7923
90.4
90.4
80.9
87.2
79.0
1991
5902.460
895
6578
75.1
75.1
79.9
75.3
78.3
1992
6746.170
895
7349
83.7
83.7
80.5
85.8
79.4
1993
7121.810
895
7721
88.1
88.1
81.4
90.8
80.8
1994
6545.310
890
7128
81.4
79.2
81.2
84.0
81.2
1995
6015.470
895
6863
78.3
73.8
80.4
76.7
80.7
1996
7939.720
895
8431
96.0
95.4
81.8
101.0
82.6
1997
6051.910
895
6503
74.2
73.8
81.1
77.2
82.1
1998
6902.530
895
7325
83.6
82.8
81.3
88.0
82.6
1999
7231.820
895
7615
86.9
86.3
81.6
92.2
83.3
2000
8094.330
895
8399
95.6
95.6
82.6
103.0
84.6
2001
7570.250
895
7881
90.0
89.4
83.0
96.6
85.3
2002
7684.800
895
8062
92.0
90.9
83.4
98.0
86.1
2003
8387.430
895
8689
99.2
99.0
84.3
107.0
87.2
2004
7312.460
895
7630
86.9
86.6
84.4
93.0
87.6
2005
7562.170
895
7885
90.0
89.4
84.7
96.4
88.0
2006
7461.770
963
7813
89.2
88.3
84.9
88.4
88.0
2007
8214.160
964
8503
97.1
96.4
85.4
97.3
88.5
2008
7564.390
979
7854
89.4
88.8
85.6
88.0
88.4
2009
7599.620
1007
7820
89.3
89.0
85.7
88.4
88.4
2010
8799.700
1007
8732
99.7
99.6
86.4
99.8
88.9
2011
8025.130
1011
7971
91.0
90.6
86.5
90.6
89.0
2012
6933.060
1011
6875
78.3
77.9
86.2
78.1
88.6
2013
8861.520
1011
8760
100.0
99.9
86.7
100.1
89.0
2014
7384.180
1011
7332
83.7
83.3
86.6
83.4
88.8
2015
7155.510
1011
7119
81.3
80.7
86.4
80.8
88.5
2016
8860.960
1011
8784
100.0
99.8
86.8
99.8
88.9
2017
432.360
1011
442
5.0
4.9
84.1
4.9
86.1
2018
5606.180
1011
5610
64.0
63.3
83.4
63.3
85.3
2019
6008.100
1011
5962
68.1
67.8
82.9
67.8
84.8
2020
6991.450
1011
6953
79.2
78.7
82.8
78.7
84.6
2021
5582.700
1011
5576
63.6
63.0
82.2
63.0
83.9
2022
8560.230
1011
8528
97.4
96.7
82.6
96.7
84.3
2023
5988.780
1011
6033
68.9
67.6
82.2
67.6
83.8
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-18
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