Taechon nuclear power plant
Taechon nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in North Korea with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taechon nuclear power plant | Cancelled | GCR | - | 200 | - |
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Taechon nuclear power plant Cancelled
| Reactor type | Gas-cooled reactor (GCR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size class | Small |
| Gross capacity | 200MW |
| Net capacity | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | 800MWt |
| Enrichment | Natural uranium to 2.5–3.5% U-235no enrichment required |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Cancelled | 1994 |
| Construction start | 1 Jan 1989 |
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Taechon nuclear power plant in context
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Nyongbyon nuclear power plant (21 km).
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyongbyon nuclear power plant | North Korea | 21 km | 0.0 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | North Pyongan, North Korea |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39.9277, 125.5694 |
| Elevation | not available |
| Setting | not available |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Units by status | Cancelled: 1 |
| Owners | |
|---|---|
| Operators | not disclosed |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data