BUSAN/ULSAN, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korea vowed to reduce heavy reliance on nuclear power in favor of renewable energy sources with the retirement of the Kori-1 reactor in 2017, a key question rose to the surface — how can a reactor be decommissioned safely? South Korea is set to retire 11 out [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has officially started the commercial operation of its new Shin-Kori 4 reactor, the country’s state-run atomic energy company said Monday. The 1.4 million kilowatt (kW) capacity reactor that went online last Wednesday is safer to operate and more economic to run, with a significant boost in output [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed the expertise to precisely determine corrosion levels in key parts of nuclear reactors, potentially greatly improving operational safety, a state-run atomic energy institute said Tuesday. The discovery is expected to make it easier for nuclear plant operators to forecast when to replace such critical [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s atomic energy agency on Friday approved the operation of a nuclear power plant that was completed more than a year and half ago. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission gave the go-ahead after completing the final safety test of the Shin-Kori No. 4 reactor near the southern [...]
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, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s nuclear safety agency said Thursday that it has approved the restarting of a reactor in the country’s southeastern region, with the unit expected to come online in the coming days. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission said it has confirmed the safety of the Kori 4 in an inspection following the reactor’s shutdown on March 28 last year due to [...]
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. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will ramp up efforts to develop technologies related to nuclear decommissioning as the country’s oldest reactor is undergoing the lengthy, costly process of being dismantled, the energy ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy launched a consultative body composed of state-run utilities, construction companies [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – 4 out of 10 South Koreans fear nuclear reactor failure — possible collateral damage caused by an earthquake — more than the dangers posed by the quake itself. Pollster Realmeter surveyed 1,015 individuals above the age of 19 on their opinions on the safety of nuclear power plants and the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is set to resume work on two nuclear reactors on the southeastern coast after a three-month hiatus, as a state commission gave the green light to complete construction Friday and which is expected to affect the government’s nuclear phase-out plan. The construction of the Shin Kori-5 and [...]