Uzbekistan studies experience of nuclear power plant construction in Republic of Korea
The first reactor at the Kori nuclear power plant with a capacity of 607 MW was put into operation in 1977 and was suspended exactly after 40 years of successful operation, having generated a total of 148.6 billion kWh of electric energy.
First Deputy Minister of Energy - General Director of Uzatom Agency Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov held talks with representatives of South Korean companies Korea Electric Power Corporation, Korea Hydro&Nuclear Power, Hyundai Engineering and Construction, Doosan Heavy Energy, Korean Nuclear Association. The Uzbek delegation also visited one of the world's largest operating nuclear power plants – Kori Nuclear Power Plant with a capacity of 7743 MW (8 reactors in the first and second phases).
The first reactor at the Kori nuclear power plant with a capacity of 607 MW was put into operation in 1977 and was suspended exactly after 40 years of successful operation, having generated a total of 148.6 billion kWh of electric energy.
The delegation of Uzbekistan visited the construction site of 5 and 6 power units (second phase) with a total capacity of 2800 MW. The commercial operation of these reactors is scheduled for 2023 and 2024, respectively.
The delegation also visited the new 4-power unit (second phase), put into commercial operation on August 29, 2019, and studied in detail the process of functioning and operation by visiting the turbine island, the central operator, the storage area of spent nuclear fuel, etc.
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