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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

TABLE-Status of South Korea's nuclear reactors

TABLE-Status of South Korea's nuclear reactors: South Korea's nuclear operator said onTuesday it shut down the Kori No.2 nuclear reactor for plannedmaintenance and expected to restart it around Sept. 11. The shutdown of the 650-megawatt reactor would take thenumber of reactors offline to 11, according to Korea Hydro &Nuclear Power Co's (KHNP) website (www.khnp.co.kr). Currently, South Korea operates 24 nuclear reactors. Nuclearpower supplies about a third of the country's electricity. Details are as follows: Reactors marked * are currently offline. NAME CAPACITY OFFLINE STATUS (megawatts) Kori No.1* 587 Permanent closure Kori No.2* 650 Maintenance Kori No.3* 950 Maintenance Kori No.4 950 Shin Kori No.1 1,000 Shin Kori No.2* 1,000 Maintenance Shin Kori No.3* 1,400 Maintenance Note: The above reactors are all located near the city ofBusan, over 300 kms (190 miles) southeast of Seoul. NAME CAPACITY OFFLINE STATUS (megawatts) Hanbit No.1 950 Hanbit No.2 950

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