The nuclear energy renaissance the conservative government champions can materialize only when the country is united toward the goal.
The board of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has conditionally approved the state-run company's decision to invest $40 million in TerraPower, a U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) company founded by Bill Gates.
There is no time to waste fighting over the merits and demerits of nuclear energy.
Korea plans to build three nuclear power plants and a small modular reactor to meet rising electricity demand.
No option other than nuclear energy can reduce Korea’s carbon emissions and meet its growing demand for electricity.
Korea is set to dismantle the decommissioned Kori-1 nuclear reactor next year, the Industry Ministry said Friday.
If we want to protect the domestic SMR market from foreign suppliers, let alone entering overseas markets, the budget must be restored.
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