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Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant

The Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant, or Wolsong, is a nuclear power plant located on the coast near Nae-ri, , , North Gyeongsang province, .
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: nuclear power plant
  • Also known as: “Wolseong Nuclear Power Complex”, “Wolsong Nuclear Power Complex”, and “Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Munmu of Silla and Gameunsaji.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The tomb of Munmu, the 30th king of Silla, is now located underwater, 200 meters off the coast at 26, Bonggil-ri, Yangbuk-myeon, , , South Korea. The tomb was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 158. is situated 2½ km northeast of Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant.

Archaeological site
Photo: phploveme, CC BY 3.0.
Kamŭnsa was a Silla-era Buddhist temple in what is now , South Korea. A site believed to be its former location was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. is situated 3½ km north of Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant.

Photo: Goytex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km north of Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangbuk-myeon.

Town
Munmudaewang-myeon is a myeon or a township in the administrative subdivisions of , , South Korea. It is bordered by and on the east, on the south, , and Oedong-eup on the west and and Janggi-myeon of the on the north. is situated 9 km north of Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant.

Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant

Latitude
35.71788° or 35° 43′ 4″ north
Longitude
129.47564° or 129° 28′ 32″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Operator
한국수력원자력
Open location code
8Q7FPF9G+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 403402683
Geo­Names ID
11838977
Wiki­data ID
Q484896
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “月城原子力发电所”
  • Chinese: “月城原子力發電所”
  • Chinese: “月城核电厂”
  • Chinese: “月城核电站”
  • Chinese: “月城核電廠”
  • Chinese: “月城核電站”
  • Czech: “Wolsongská jaderná elektrárna”
  • Dutch: “Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant”
  • Finnish: “Wolsongin ydinvoimalaitos”
  • French: “Centrale nucleaire de Wolsong”
  • French: “centrale nucléaire de Wolsong”
  • French: “Centrale nucléaire de Wolsong”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Wolseong”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Wolsong”
  • Indonesian: “Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir Wolseong”
  • Italian: “centrale nucleare di Wolsong”
  • Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Wolsong”
  • Japanese: “ウォルソン原子力発電所”
  • Japanese: “新月城原子力発電所”
  • Japanese: “月城原子力発電所”
  • Korean: “월성 원자력 발전소”
  • Korean: “월성 원자력발전소”
  • Korean: “월성원자력발전소 月城原子力發電所”
  • Korean: “월성원자력발전소”
  • Korean: “월성원전”
  • Korean: “월성전원단지”
  • Korean: “月城原子力發電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wolseong kjernekraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Wolseong kjernekraftverk”
  • Persian: “نیروگاه هسته‌ای ولسئونگ”
  • Russian: “АЭС Вольсон”
  • Spanish: “Central nuclear de Wolseong”
  • Swedish: “Wolseongs kärnkraftverk”
  • Ukrainian: “АЕС Вольсонг”

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