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Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear power plant

Also known as Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Plant

Located in: Yeonggwang County
Country: South Korea

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The Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant is a large nuclear power station in the Jeollanam-do province of South Korea. The facility runs at an installed capacity of 5,875 MW. The power station is currently ranked as the fifth largest nuclear power station in the world. The plant's name was changed from Yeonggwang NPP to Hanbit in 2013 at the request of local fishermen.

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Website: yk.khnp.co.kr
Operator: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Significant event: 1996 Yonggwang Nuclear Power Plant cooleant leak
2003 Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Plant radioactive water leak
Service entry: 1986
Nominal power output: 5,924 MW
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1.pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=KRRetrieved 2021-05-20
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