Shinwolseong Unit 2 Resumes Power Generation and Reaches Normal Operation Output

Cause of Malfunction Analyzed, Measures Prepared to Prevent Recurrence

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's Wolsong Nuclear Power Headquarters announced on the 10th that Shin-Wolsong Unit 2 (pressurized water reactor type, 1 million kW), which had halted power generation on the 18th of last month, has resumed operation after completing an analysis of the cause of the malfunction and maintenance.

Exterior view of Shinwolseong Unit 2 (left).

For Shin-Wolsong Unit 2, the faulty reactor coolant pump motor, which caused the reactor shutdown, was replaced with a sound motor. The cause of the faulty motor was analyzed, and measures to prevent recurrence of similar incidents were established and follow-up actions were completed.

Shin-Wolsong Unit 2 resumed power generation at 1:34 p.m. on the 8th and reached normal operating output at 10:40 a.m. on the 10th.

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