SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s research reactor has successfully undergone a “shaking table test” to see if it can withstand a powerful quake, the country’s atomic research institute said Friday. The test of the 30 megawatt High-flux Advanced Neutron Application Reactor (HANARO) unit in the city of Daejeon 160 kilometers south of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has unveiled public safety plans that entail the construction of 108 school gyms and a handful of facilities dedicated to safety training. Armed with a budget of 250 billion won, the city aims to complete construction of the gymnasiums by 2020. The candidate [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The aftershocks of the earthquake in Gyeongju last year, recorded as the most powerful quake in South Korea since 1978, are still ringing through the minds of government officials, who announced on September 3 that a package of regulatory policies creating safety measures to guard against future earthquakes will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – All new buildings in South Korea that are higher than one story will be required to be earthquake-resistant from next year, while those with 16 floors or more must have their earthquake-proof designs verified, the government said Tuesday. The measure was set following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the [...]