International conference
“Bulgarian Nuclear Energy – National, Regional and World Energy Safety”
Varna, June 2011
Nuclear Power of Korea
Dr. Chun Bee-Ho
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea
Development of Nuclear Energy in Korea
6th Largest Nuclear Power Capacity in the World
Ulchin
8 units
In operation
`
20 units
(17,716 MW)
Wolseong
6 units
`
Under
construction
8 units
(9,600 MW)
`
Under
planning
Radioactive
Waste
Disposal
Facility
Kori
8 units
(Under construction)
10 units
(15,400 MW)
Goal by 2030 (Basic Plan, 2008.8)
26%  41% of Capacity
36%  59% of Generation
Yong-gwang
6 units
In Operation
Under Construction
Development of Nuclear Reactor System
4th Phase : Gen IV
3rd Phase : Gen III+
2nd Phase : Gen III
1st Phase : Gen II
Turn-key base
600 MWe
1970s
1980s
Evolutionary
Standardization (KSNP) PWRs
Optimization (OPR1000) - APR1400
- SMART(330MWt)
1,000 MWe
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Revolutionary
- SFR : U recycle
and waste
minimization
- VHTR :
Hydrogen
production
2030s
Nuclear Power Units in Korea
Korean Nuclear Industry
Regulatory Body
Leading Company
Ministry of Education,
Science & Technology
 Brand Power
 Leading Role
 Financing Capability
 Global Experience
Nuclear Safety
Licensing
Inspection
Operation &
Management
Design &
Engineering
Nuclear Fuel
Maintenance
& Services
Equipment
Manufacturing
Research and
Development
Construction
30 years of repetitive construction fostered competitive domestic suppliers in the entire nuclear cycle
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Nuclear Energy Policy in Korea
National Nuclear Policy
Basic Direction
Promoting Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Securing Nuclear Safety
Enhancing Nuclear Transparency
4 Principles on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (2004)
No intention to develop and possess nuclear weapons
Adherence to the principle of nuclear transparency
Compliance with the international norms of nuclear nonproliferation
Expansion of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
Korea’s Energy Mix 2007 → 2030
Renewable & etc
Nuclear
2.5%
14.9%
LNG
13.8%
Renewable & etc
11.5%
Coal
25.3%
Nuclear
27.8%
Oil
LNG 33.0%
12.0%
Oil
43.4%
2007 : 241millionTOE
27.8
%
14.9
%
2.4%
’07
Coal
15.7%
2030 : 300millionTOE
83%
Oil
43.4
33.0
11%
’30
61%
Coal
25.3
LNG
13.8
’07
15.7
12.0
’30
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Nuclear Energy Safety
Nuclear Energy after Fukushima
Japan's nuclear disaster  re-evaluate nuclear safety
Korean government
advanced
stress-tests
of nuclear
facilities
enhanced safety
measures
adequate to
Fukushima
aftermath
The international energy community : “impeccable nuclear
safety and emergency planning in Korea”
Further
development of
reactor designs
Safety and security of stored spent nuclear fuel
withstand multiple traumas
cope with system failures
International Cooperation in Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Projects with the United Arab Emirates
• In 2009 Korean consortium awarded a $20 billion
contract to build 4 nuclear power plants in the UAE
Korea's first
overseas
nuclear order
The biggest single
international contract
Korea has ever won
Largest-ever
nuclear agreement
in the Middle East
engineering
procurement
construction
KEPCO
nuclear fuel management
maintenance support
“world-class safety performance” of Korean
reactors
• KEXIM to lend $10 billion for the construction
Structure of the Korean NPP Model
APR 1400 (Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor)
• No boiling in the reactor core
• Possibility of a radioactive leak – Almost none
• Reactor cooling - Even if there is a loss of power,
reactor cooling is possible
• Earthquake resistance against 7 Richter scale
Cost Competitiveness of APR1400
$3,582
KHNP
$3,050 $2,900 $2,900
$2,800
$2,050
Unit Construction Cost ($/kWe)
USA
AP1000
RUS
VVER1000
JPN
ABWR
as of 2008
FRA
EPR
CAN
KOR
ACR1000
APR1400
Overnight EPC Cost
6.86¢
※ Source: World Nuclear News (World Nuclear Association, 2008)
4.65¢
3.93¢ 3.71¢
3.17¢
Unit Generation Cost (cents/kWh)
USA
AP1000
RUS
VVER1000
JPN
ABWR
FRA
EPR
3.03¢
CAN
KOR
ACR1000
APR1400
※ Source: Projected Costs of Generating Electricity (OECD/NEA,
2005) 15
Nuclear Security Summit in 2012
Highest-level conference in global nuclear security
• Korea to host the second Nuclear Security Summit in 2012 proposed
by US President Obama with unanimous support
-> Korea has complied with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
-> setting an example of utilizing nuclear power for peaceful purposes
-> Korean peninsula  crucial significance for resolving nuclear issues.
• 2012 Summit agenda  broadened to include nuclear safety and radioacti
ve materials in addition to nuclear security
• Other key issues : security of nuclear development  safety and security
of radioactive materials  nonproliferation
• 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference : Korea currently
bidding to host  opportunity to put forward a two-fold strategy for
fighting climate change – through nuclear and renewable energy.
Cooperation with Bulgaria
Korea-Bulgaria Industrial Committee Meeting in Sofia
(March 2011)
Korean side proposed Nuclear Safety Training Program in Korea
for Bulgarian government officials and experts  transfer of
know-how and profound expertise on world-class nuclear
technology and nuclear safety
International Nuclear Safety School (INSS)
 Korean government committed to share Korea’s 30 years of successful experience in nuclear
safety in IAEA, 2007.
- Based on the commitment, International Nuclear Safety School was established in Korean
Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) on Jan. 2008.
- KINS signed MOU with IAEA for the cooperation in education and training (E&T) programs.
 Over 200 foreign trainees annually are participating in E&T programs.
Thank You