DAEJEON, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to better prepare for unforeseen accidents at nuclear power plants in South Korea, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said Wednesday that it is developing a Nuclear Blackbox to monitor in real time nuclear reactors from a safer distance, and a vehicle-based remote control system to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has claimed it successfully test-launched a new medium-range ballistic missile that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the country’s state-run media said Monday. The Korean Central News Agency said the Pukguksong-2 strategic weapon system was successfully test-fired Sunday. It added that the missile launched from a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – An experimental nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea has achieved a world record of 70 seconds in high-performance plasma operation, taking a step forward in commercializing a nuclear fusion reaction to produce electricity, researchers said Thursday. Unlike light and heavy water nuclear reactors, which are widely used for now, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea unveiled a set of its own punitive measures against North Korea on Friday, blacklisting scores of people and entities suspected of supporting the regime’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The move came days after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted Resolution 2321 on Wednesday condemning [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has the world’s second-fastest construction time of nuclear reactors after Japan, a report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog showed Tuesday, but Seoul’s atomic energy provider said the short period doesn’t affect their safety. According to the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, South Korea has built [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea could have up to 100 nuclear weapons in as early as four years that can be delivered on long-range, road-mobile and submarine-launched ballistic missiles, a U.S. think tank has said. The RAND Corp. made the estimate in a report released over the weekend on five major threats [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 60 percent of South Koreans support the country’s development of its own nuclear weapons, a poll showed Friday, amid the rising calls among hawkish lawmakers for Seoul to consider the aggressive option to curb Pyongyang’s provocations. According to the data compiled by pollster Gallup Korea, 58 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Heightened activity at North Korea’s nuclear test site may indicate that the reclusive country is getting ready to conduct another underground detonation in the near future, military officials here said Wednesday. South Korea’s military said it will remain on high alert as the North might launch another long-range missile [...]
SEOUL, Sept 12 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is capable of conducting another nuclear test at any time, South Korean intelligence officials said Monday, citing advanced preparations made by the reclusive country. “North Korea appears to be fully ready to carry out a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri test site on short notice. We are [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea on Friday said it “successfully” conducted a nuclear warhead explosion test, hours after an earthquake was detected near the country’s nuclear site in the northeastern region. “The nuclear test finally examined and confirmed the structure and specific features of movement of nuclear warhead that has been standardized [...]