Korea to begin dismantlement process for Kori-1 power plant next year
Published: 08 Dec. 2023, 12:03
- SEO JI-EUN
- seo.jieun1@joongang.co.kr
As the country's first commercial nuclear power plant, the Kori-1 reactor in Busan was closed in June 2017 after some 40 years of service from 1978.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is now awaiting approval by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission for the reactor's dismantlement.
"The successful dismantlement of a power plant carries significance in the nuclear industry ecosystem," a ministry official said. "We are expected to get down to the dismantlement process for the Kori-1 reactor next week, which will be a chance to boost the competitiveness of the industry."
BY SEO JI-EUN, YONHAP [seo.jieun1@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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