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I mean, Ontario runs the Bruce nuclear plant which is the second largest in the world in terms of the power it generates at 6,610 MW, Japan gets the top nod wit
by chollida1 3mo ago
I mean, Ontario runs the Bruce nuclear plant which is the second largest in the world in terms of the power it generates at 6,610 MW, Japan gets the top nod with a plant that generates 7,965 MW.
- manquer 3mo agoKashiwazaki-Kariwa ? It has been not in full commercial service for close to two decades now. Only one unit recently restarted this year. 6 units are offline now There are two South Korean plants (Kori, Hangul) larger than Bruce
- chollida1 3mo agoYou could be right about the Korean plants. I only relied on google to give me the top 5 nuclear plants active in the world. The Korean plants you mention were not on the list.
- manquer 3mo agoWikpedia has more info, plus WNN and other industry publications usually are more up-to date. Kori[1] has 7 operational units today and 1 commissioning and 1 under construction Hansul[2] has 8 operational units and another 2 more under construction. All 4 new units are APR-1400 reactors ~1400 MW capacity. Kori should retains its top position, Saeul-3 in Kori Phase II has already reached criticality in April. Tianwan in China will come close but its 7/8 units are slightly behind in construction than Saeul-3/4 in South Korea, plus the plant is also bit smaller at 6600MW now . The Russian VVER-1200 design China are using is also slightly smaller than Korean APR-1400. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kori_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kori_Nuclear_Power_Plant [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanul_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanul_Nuclear_Power_Plant