Yeonggwang County - Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Plant

The Yeonggwang nuclear plant was established in 1979 and has reached its full capacity. Now there are six plants. In 2007, plants of Yeonggwang achieved a position of third in the world, ranked by the degree of utilization.

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