Structure Work on Shin Kori
Nuclear Units 1, 2 Under Way

Marks the first placement of concrete for building structures of Shin kori Nuclear Unit 1

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. has begun the work on building structures for the planned Shin Kori Nuclear Power Unit 1. KHNP held a ceremony marking the first placement of concrete for building nuclear unit structures on sites in Gijang-gun, Busan Metropolitan City, and Ulju-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City on June 16.
Ground-levelling has so far been made since January 2005 when the Shin Kori Nuclear Power Units 1&2 projects have been given the go-ahead on implementation from the government, said Lee Jong-chan, chief of the Shin Kori Units 1&2 Office. A nuclear reactor for the Shin Kori Nuclear Power Unit 1 is to be placed in April 2008 before completion at the end of 2010. Shin Kori Nuclear Power Unit 2 is to be opened one year later in late 2011.
The Shin Kori Nuclear Power Units 1&2 projects will cost 4.9 trillion won. Prominent Korean and foreign companies are to participate in the mega-projects'design, manufacturing, construction and start-up operation.
An aggregate 8 million man-days are employed, creating jobs and contributing to reinvigorating the economies in Busan and the Gyeongsang provinces.
KHNP President Lee Joong-jae said in his speech during the ceremony, "Nuclear energy is promoted as a clean energy source in the wake of crude oil price hikes and global warming." "The Shin Kori Nuclear Power Unit 1 with an improved Korean Standard Nuclear Power (KSNP+) that guarantees safety and efficiency will play a pivotal role in a stable power supply at home around 2010,"he noted.
KHNP President Lee urged his staff to secure safety and reliability in the course of the construction, an essential for implementing a nuclear power plant project.
Shin Kori Units 1&2 will be built near the location of the Kori nuclear power plant site. Those will be 1 million kW, PWR type OPR1000 (Improved Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant). OPR1000 is the improved version of OPR1000 with which KHNP applied the last 30 years of experiences on plant construction, operation and maintenance to have its operational convenience, and minimize radiation exposure. It also be applied new technologies includes automated welding on reactor cooling system. At the same time, these plants use the depth drain system on its drain system of component cooling water to minimize any harmful environmental effects on the nature. nw

A scene of a ceremony marking the first placement of concrete for building nuclear unit structures. (Below photo) KHNP President Lee Joong-jae and others shovel the dirt to embark on the work on the structures of Shin Kori Nuclear Unit 1.