| Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Location | Jeollanam-do |
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| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1986 |
| Reactor information | |
| Reactors operational | 1 × 947 MW 1 × 953 MW 1 × 988 MW 1 × 994 MW 1 × 996 MW 1 × 997 MW |
| Reactor type(s) | PWR |
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| Installed capacity | 5,875 MW |
The Yeonggwang 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.
There is one 947 MW unit (or reactor), one 953 MW unit, one 988 MW unit, one 994 MW unit, one 996 MW unit, and one 997 MW unit. All these units are of the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) reactor type. Unit-1 and Unit-2 were commissioned in 1986, Unit-3 in 1994, Unit-4 in 1995, Unit-5 in 2001, and Unit-6 in 2002.[1]