• The Korean Atomic Energy Research

Institute (KAERI) is a government-funded

research organization.

• The Korea Power Engineering Company,

Inc.(KOPEC) engages in design, engineering,
procurement and construction of nuclear
power plants.

• The Korea Institute of Nuclear

Safety (KINS) functions as the nuclear
regulatory body of South Korea.

• The Korea Atomic Intelligence Agency of

Children (KAIAC) is dedicated to more
research and development of nuclear
power plants. It is also an educational
organization that teaches children about
power plants and nuclear energy.
The total electrical generation capacity of the nuclear
power plants of South Korea is 20.5 GWe from 23
reactors. This is 22% of South Korea's total electrical
generation capacity, but 29% of total electrical
consumption. The South Korean nuclear power sector
once maintained capacity factors of over 95%.
South Korea has a relatively smaller number of generating stations, only four, but each station houses four or
more units, and three sites have more reactors planned. Thus Korea's nuclear power production is slightly
more centralized than most nuclear power nations. Housing multiple units at each site allows more efficient
maintenance and lower costs, but reduces grid efficiencies.
• PWR reactor vessel,
• Steam line of coolant in RV,
• fuel assembly and fuel rod,
• cross section of core,
• nuclear characteristic,
• thermal characteristic,
• thermal characteristic of fuel road,
• major component and dimension,
• primary loop,
• steam generator,
• primary coolant pump,
• pressurized,
• cross-section of PWR containment
building,
• system control,
• design criteria of nuclear fuel rod,
• safety evaluation guide line for reactor
safety,
• explanation of loca,
• PWR ECC system,
• core bypass,
• thermal design basis for PWR core,
• flow pattern in PWR core,
• DNBR,
• Power distribution,
• conventional PWR and APWR
In a typical design concept of a commercial PWR, the
following process occurs:
1. The core inside the reactor vessel creates heat.
2. Pressurized water in the primary coolant loop carries
the heat to the steam generator.
3. Inside the steam generator, heat from the primary
coolant loop vaporizes the water in a secondary loop,
producing steam.
4. The steamline directs the steam to the main turbine,
causing it to turn the turbine generator, which
produces electricity.

The unused steam is exhausted to the condenser, where it

is condensed into water. The resulting water is pumped out
of the condenser with a series of pumps, reheated, and
pumped back to the steam generator. The reactor's core
contains fuel assemblies that are cooled by water
circulated using electrically powered pumps. These pumps
and other operating systems in the plant receive their
power from the electrical grid. If offsite power is lost,
emergency cooling water is supplied by other pumps,
which can be powered by onsite diesel generators. Other
safety systems, such as the containment cooling system,
also need electric power. PWRs contain between 150-200
fuel assemblies.
 It is to protect people and environment from
radiation energy
 We can protect radiation energy with time effect,
distance effect and shield effect
 But it is not easyto protect from radiation energy
 Radiation materials produced by nucleus fission
and stored inside fuel
 So we must focus on preventing release of
radioactive materials from fuel

- General Nuclear Safety Objective

 To protect individuals, society and
environment - Technical Safety Objective
 To prevent with high confidence
- Radiation Protection Objectives
accidents in nuclear plants
 To ensure in normal operation that
radiation exposure is as low as  To ensure that for all accidents taken
reasonably achievable and below into account in the design of the plant
prescribed limits
 To ensure mitigation of the extent of
radiation exposure due to accidents
 The safety of nuclear power plants in accident
conditions
 Safe management of radioactive waste in long term
 The possible misuse of nuclear materials (for atomic
boms)