SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s nuclear safety commission on Tuesday approved the restart of a nuclear reactor that was shut down six months ago. The 650-megawatt Kori No. 2 reactor in the southern port city of Busan went offline on April 17 for routine inspections. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission said [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – As recent headlines have been dominated by the possible decommissioning of the Shingori 5 and Shingori 6 nuclear reactors, interest in the extremely lucrative nuclear decommissioning market has gained interest in certain quarters, bolstered by President Moon Jae-in’s comments on October 22 that he would support domestic companies’ efforts [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Moon administration’s efforts to mothball nuclear power plants and focus on renewable energy are being met with significant challenges. On Monday, President Moon attended an event held at Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Busan in celebration of the permanent closure of the very first nuclear power reactor in the [...]
BUSAN, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Victims lie on the ground at a busy public square in front of Busan Station. Among them are radioactive waste barrels and men in hazmat suits removing bodies. Fortunately, their were no real casualties, as the scene was the result of an unconventional flash mob. Members of Greenpeace and [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The international environmental activist group Greenpeace staged an anti-nuclear protest Thursday, demanding that Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission reject the proposed construction of two additional nuclear reactors at the Kori Nuclear Power Plant. The Kori Power Plant is located in Kori, a suburb of Busan. The group claimed [...]
SEOUL, Dec.1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said on November 28 that it held a launching event for its “beyond-design basis accident” simulator program in preparation for nuclear reactor meltdown at its Kori Nuclear Power Plant in the southeast. The simulator program has been developed to respond to serious nuclear power plant accidents like the one [...]