Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Shin-Gori Unit 1 Turbine Generator Automatically Shuts Down

Power Plant Remains Stable
Detailed Cause Under Investigation

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gori Nuclear Headquarters (Director: Lee Sangwook) announced that the turbine generator at Shin-Gori Unit 1 (pressurized water reactor, 1 million kW capacity) automatically shut down at around 3:46 a.m. on August 21 due to a malfunction in its exciter, an auxiliary device.

The detailed cause is currently under investigation, and the power plant is maintaining a stable condition.

The exciter is an auxiliary device for the turbine generator that supplies direct current electricity, enabling the generator to produce power.

Gori Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 to 4, Gijang County, Busan.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.