Feasibility Studies on Pyro-SFR Closed Fuel Cycle and Direct Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Line with the Latest National Policy and Strategy of Korea

Table 1

Dates of commercial operation and initial and to-be-extended design lifetimes for thirty-six units of Korean NPPs [27].

Number	Reactor	Electric power ()	Date of
			Commercial operation	End of initial design lifetime	End of extended design lifetime assumed
1	Kori-1	587	1978-04-29	2017-06-19	No further extension
2	Kori-2	650	1983-07-25	2023-07-25	2043-07-25
3	Kori-3	950	1985-09-30	2025-09-30	2045-09-30
4	Kori-4	950	1986-04-29	2026-04-29	2046-04-29
5	Shin Kori-1	1000	2011-02-28	2051-02-28	2071-02-28
6	Shin Kori-2	1000	2012-07-20	2052-07-20	2072-07-20
7	Shin Wolsong-1	1000	2012-07-31	2052-07-31	2072-07-31
8	Shin Wolsong-2	1000	2015-07-24	2055-07-24	2075-07-24
9	Hanul-1	950	1988-09-10	2028-09-10	2048-09-10
10	Hanul-2	950	1989-09-30	2029-09-30	2049-09-30
11	Hanul-3	1000	1998-08-11	2038-08-11	2058-08-11
12	Hanul-4	1000	1999-12-03	2039-12-03	2059-12-03
13	Hanul-5	1000	2004-12-31	2044-12-31	2064-12-31
14	Hanul-6	1000	2005-04-22	2045-04-22	2065-04-22
15	Hanbit-1	950	1986-08-25	2026-08-25	2046-08-25
16	Hanbit-2	950	1987-06-10	2027-06-10	2047-06-10
17	Hanbit-3	1000	1995-03-31	2035-03-31	2055-03-31
18	Hanbit-4	1000	1996-01-01	2036-01-01	2056-01-01
19	Hanbit-5	1000	2002-05-21	2042-05-21	2062-05-21
20	Hanbit-6	1000	2002-12-24	2042-12-24	2062-12-24
21	Wolsong-1	679	1983-04-22	2022-01-01	2033-04-22
22	Wolsong-2	700	1997-07-01	2027-07-01	2047-07-01
23	Wolsong-3	700	1998-07-01	2028-07-01	2048-07-01
24	Wolsong-4	700	1999-10-01	2029-10-01	2049-10-01
25	Shin Kori-3	1400	2016-04-01	2076-04-01	2096-04-01
26	Shin Kori-4	1400	2017-02-01	2077-02-01	2097-02-01
27	Shin Kori-5	1400	2021-03-01	2081-03-01	2101-03-01
28	Shin Kori-6	1400	2022-03-01	2082-03-01	2102-03-01
29	Shin Hanul-1	1400	2017-04-01	2077-04-01	2097-04-01
30	Shin Hanul-2	1400	2018-02-01	2078-02-01	2098-02-01
31	Shin Hanul-3	1400	2022-12-01	2082-12-01	2102-12-01
32	Shin Hanul-4	1400	2023-12-01	2083-12-01	2103-12-01
33	Cheonji-1	1500	2026-12-01	2086-12-01	2106-12-01
34	Cheonji-2	1500	2027-12-01	2087-12-01	2107-12-01
35	Shin Kori-7	1500	2028-12-01	2088-12-01	2108-12-01
36	Shin Kori-8	1500	2029-12-01	2089-12-01	2109-12-01

: megawatt electric. Unit 1 is assumed to be shut down on June 19, 2017, permanently. continued operation of 10 years is assumed for Wolsong Unit 1.