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Korea's energy minister pitches for Romanian nuclear business

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang met with the Romanian Minister of Economy Florin Marian Spataru and Romanian Minister of Energy Virgil-Daniel Popescu at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Friday.

2022-12-23

Moon gov't sees virtues of nuclear power when it's hot

The government is trying to stabilize the nation’s power supply by getting nuclear reactors back into operation.

2021-07-20

New trade minister defends nuclear plant policy

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Moon Sung-wook said the government's position on new nuclear plants has not changed -- but a comprehensive review is necessary.

2021-06-08

Nuke plant for North denied by Moon's summit planners

Foreign Minister-nominee Chung Eui-yong said Tuesday that President Moon Jae-in offered a blueprint of energy assistance to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their first summit in 2018, but not a nuclear power plan.

2021-02-02

Nuke plant for North is Moon's newest hot potato

Within a week of President Moon Jae-in’s first summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in 2018, the government drafted plans to offer energy assistance to the North including the possibility of building it a nuclear plant.

2021-02-01

Indictment files reveal plan to build nuclear power plant in North

The Moon Jae-in administration had prepared an audacious plan to build a nuclear power plant in North Korea in 2018, an evidence list submitted by prosecutors to a court in Daejeon revealed.

2021-01-29

Governors tell Japan not to release Fukushima water

The mayors and governors of all 17 major cities and provinces in Korea adopted a joint statement warning against Japan releasing contaminated water into the ocean from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

2020-12-22

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