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.[1]
All the units at Hanbit are of the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) reactor type. Unit-1 and Unit-2 are 3-loop Westinghouse-designed plants; major components were sourced from foreign firms while auxiliary components and site construction were handled domestically. Unit-3 and Unit-4 are 2-loop Combustion Engineering (C-E) System 80 plants with major components and construction handled domestically under a technology transfer agreement. Unit-5 and Unit-6 are based on the Ulchin (now Hanul) Unit-3 OPR-1000 Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant design.[2][3]
In November 2012 security checkups prompted by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster revealed that from 2003 eight suppliers had forged quality certificates for a delivered 7,682 items to the plant. Of the plant's six reactors two were affected by more than 5,000 of those parts and were consequently shut down, for an expected eight weeks. According to Yonhap news agency the incident was likely to seriously undermine the confidence in South Korean nuclear reactors and could thus impede the country's export of nuclear power plants. Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo responded that the "government plans to further increase its efforts to export nuclear reactors. In this regard, the government will quickly provide all necessary and accurate facts to prospective foreign buyers to make sure there is not a single shred of doubt left over the safety of the country's nuclear reactors".[10]
A serious transient incident[11] occurred in Hanbit 1 May 10,2019 during low power test. Under the circumstances power was not allowed to exceed 5 percent of full power, but due to mis-calculation and careless withdrawal of control rods, and also one rod in stuck position, the power went up to 18 per cent. The incident was classified as INES level 2.
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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 1 Hanbit Nuclear Power PlantHanbit formerly Yonggwang Nuclear Power PlantOfficial name한빛원자력발전소한빛原子力發電所CountrySouth KoreaLocationJeollanam doCoordinates35 24 54 N 126 25 26 E 35 41500 N 126 42389 E 35 41500 126 42389StatusOperationalCommission date1986Operator s Korea Hydro amp Nuclear PowerNuclear power stationReactor typePWRPower generationUnits operational1 947 MW1 953 MW1 988 MW1 994 MW1 996 MW1 997 MWNameplate capacity5 875 MWExternal linksWebsiteyk wbr khnp wbr co wbr krCommonsRelated media on Commons edit on Wikidata All the units at Hanbit are of the Pressurized Water Reactor PWR reactor type Unit 1 and Unit 2 are 3 loop Westinghouse designed plants major components were sourced from foreign firms while auxiliary components and site construction were handled domestically Unit 3 and Unit 4 are 2 loop Combustion Engineering C E System 80 plants with major components and construction handled domestically under a technology transfer agreement Unit 5 and Unit 6 are based on the Ulchin now Hanul Unit 3 OPR 1000 Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant design 2 3 Unit Type Net Capacity Construction start Operation start NotesHanbit 1 WH F 959 04 Jun 1981 25 Aug 1986 4 Hanbit 2 WH F 958 10 Dec 1981 10 Jun 1987 5 Hanbit 3 OPR 1000 998 23 Dec 1989 31 Mar 1995 6 Hanbit 4 OPR 1000 997 26 May 1990 01 Jan 1996 7 Hanbit 5 OPR 1000 993 29 Jun 1997 21 May 2002 8 Hanbit 6 OPR 1000 993 20 Nov 1997 24 Dec 2002 9 Incidents editIn November 2012 security checkups prompted by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster revealed that from 2003 eight suppliers had forged quality certificates for a delivered 7 682 items to the plant Of the plant s six reactors two were affected by more than 5 000 of those parts and were consequently shut down for an expected eight weeks According to Yonhap news agency the incident was likely to seriously undermine the confidence in South Korean nuclear reactors and could thus impede the country s export of nuclear power plants Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk woo responded that the government plans to further increase its efforts to export nuclear reactors In this regard the government will quickly provide all necessary and accurate facts to prospective foreign buyers to make sure there is not a single shred of doubt left over the safety of the country s nuclear reactors 10 A serious transient incident 11 occurred in Hanbit 1 May 10 2019 during low power test Under the circumstances power was not allowed to exceed 5 percent of full power but due to mis calculation and careless withdrawal of control rods and also one rod in stuck position the power went up to 18 per cent The incident was classified as INES level 2 See also edit nbsp South Korea portal nbsp Energy portal nbsp Nuclear technology portal Reactor Experiment for Neutrino Oscillation List of nuclear power stations List of power stations in South KoreaReferences edit Korean nuclear plants renamed World Nuclear News World Nuclear Association WNA 21 May 2013 Archived from the original on 12 June 2013 Retrieved 23 May 2013 Nuclear power stations in South Korea Archived 2009 02 02 at the Wayback Machine IAEA Yonggwang Nuclear Power Complex 영광 원자력발전소 Nuclear Threat Initiative NTI 7 Jan 2014 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 Jan 2014 Hanbit 1 Power Reactor Information System PRIS International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 7 Jan 2014 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 Jan 2014 Hanbit 2 PRIS IAEA 7 Jan 2014 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 Jan 2014 Hanbit 3 PRIS IAEA 7 Jan 2014 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 Jan 2014 Hanbit 4 PRIS IAEA 7 Jan 2014 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 Jan 2014 Hanbit 5 PRIS IAEA 7 Jan 2014 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 Jan 2014 Hanbit 6 PRIS IAEA 7 Jan 2014 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 7 Jan 2014 Gayathri Amrutha 2012 11 05 South Korea Shuts Down Nuclear Reactors Due To Unqualified Parts Warns Of Power Shortages ibtimes com Archived from the original on 2017 02 17 Retrieved 2017 02 16 NEWS nbsp This article about nuclear power and nuclear reactors for power generation is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a South Korean building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant amp oldid 1062771838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
