TOKYO, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan began the second phase of the discharge of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, after the first phase was carried out within the established safety limits between Aug. 24 and Sept. 11. The second phase of the discharge kicked [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A U.S. energy firm said Tuesday it will appeal a district court’s decision earlier this week to dismiss its lawsuit filed to stop two South Korean state-run companies from exporting nuclear power plants. On Monday, the District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the complaint that Westinghouse Electric [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea dispatched a team of experts to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant Tuesday as part of regular visits to monitor the release of contaminated water into the ocean, according to an official. “This visit marks the first onsite activity since the first round of water release concluded on [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean nuclear plant operator’s application to build a nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic has been rejected by the U.S. government. Previously, U.S. nuclear energy firm Westinghouse Electric Company LLC filed a suit in the Washington, D.C. federal district court to restrict unilateral exports, saying that its technology [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Sashimi enthusiasts in South Korea are growing increasingly restless. Vague fears, after all, are far more unnerving than specific, concrete pains. Despite international opposition, Japan is set to release radioactive water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant as early as April. Alarming research suggests that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Poland signed an agreement Monday to jointly push for a plan to build a nuclear power plant in the European nation, raising hopes for Seoul’s first nuclear power plant export in more than a decade, Seoul’s industry ministry said Monday. The state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The third unit of the South Korean-built Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates has been successfully connected to the Middle East nation’s power transmission grid, the state-run utility company here said Sunday. The Unit 3 plant began operations last month and delivered the first megawatts of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has won a 3 trillion won (US$2.25 billion) deal to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, delivering a boost to the languishing nuclear power industry at home, a presidential official said Thursday. Under the deal, which was signed in Cairo the same day, South Korea’s state-run [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese government is attempting to release contaminated water from a disabled nuclear power plant in Fukushima. The primary reason, as anticipated by experts, is the low cost. It costs less to release the water to the sea than by air. Initially, the Japanese government considered three separate means [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans favor banning the import of Japanese fishery products, a survey showed Friday, underscoring lingering safety concerns about possible radioactive contamination. Radioactive water leaked following the meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011. The Consumers Union of Korea polled 1,023 adults across the [...]