A decision on whether to restart the Kori-2 nuclear reactor, widely seen as a bellwether for the Lee Jae Myung administration’s nuclear policy, has been delayed.
A heavy water leak occurred at a nuclear reactor in North Gyeongsang on Friday, with no issue related to radiation detected, nuclear safety officials said.
Korea is set to terminate the operation of the Kori-4 nuclear reactor on Wednesday as it has reached the end of its life span, its operator said.
A consortium led by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has signed a contract with the University of Missouri for the initial design of the school’s Next Generation Missouri University Research Reactor project.
Korea's state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) said Thursday negotiations with the Czech Republic's energy company for its nuclear power plant construction project are expected to be finalized later this month.
Korea is set to dismantle the decommissioned Kori-1 nuclear reactor next year, the Industry Ministry said Friday.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has submitted a final bid for a nuclear power plant construction project in the Czech Republic. The state-run utility is competing with Westinghouse and EDF.
Westinghouse said Wednesday that it will appeal the U.S. court’s latest decision to dismiss its lawsuit against state-owned Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco).
The delayed commissioning of Shin-Hanul nuclear reactors Unit 1 and 2 caused over 9 trillion won ($6.79 billion) of loss by forcing the country to source electricity from liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead, recent data analysis showed.
The 1,400-megawatt Shin-Hanul Unit 2 reactor, which began construction in 2010, was granted final approval for operation from the Nuclear Safety And Security Commission on Thursday.
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