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Kori Nuclear Power Plant

Busan, South Korea

The 18th largest power station in the world

7.49 GW · Capacity

The Kori Nuclear Power Plant (Hanja) is a South Korean nuclear power plant located in Kori, a suburban village in Busan. It is the world's second-largest fully operational nuclear generating station by total reactor count and the number of currently operational reactors since 2016, after it exceeded in nameplate capacity Canada's Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. It is owned and operated by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, a subsidiary of KEPCO. The first reactor began commercial operation in 1978 and operated until 2017 when it was decommissioned. Units 2, 3, and 4 started commercial operations in the 1980s. All reactors on site are pressurized water reactors.

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