goingcritical:shin-hanul-1South Korea · Power reactor
Shin-Hanul 1
Status: Operating critical since May 22, 2022 Reactor status full glossary → Announced Publicly announced — a site and design are proposed, but construction has not begun. Site preparation Early site and civil works are under way; the first safety-related ("nuclear") concrete has not yet been poured. Under construction Formal construction has begun, marked by the first nuclear concrete. Fuel loaded Nuclear fuel has been loaded into the core. The reactor is fuelled but has not yet gone critical. Critical Has reached first criticality — a self-sustaining chain reaction, usually at low power — but is not yet connected to the grid. Grid connected Synchronised to the electrical grid and exporting power for the first time, but still in commissioning and power-ascension testing — not yet in commercial service. In commercial operation — the operator has formally declared the unit in regular commercial service. Shut down Permanently shut down and no longer generating; may be defuelled, undergoing decommissioning, or preserved in place. Canceled Abandoned before completion.
Site: Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province
First APR-1400 unit at the Shin-Hanul site; entered commercial operation in December 2022 after delays tied to Korea's earlier phase-out policy.
Details
| Design | APR1400 |
| Electrical output | 1,429 MWe |
Milestone history
- Announced —
- Construction start July 10, 2012
- Fuel load —
- First criticality May 22, 2022
- Grid connection June 9, 2022
- Commercial operation December 7, 2022