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, 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, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run nuclear operator said Tuesday it will strengthen seismic design requirements for nuclear power plants under construction and adopt additional anti-quake measures for existing facilities to enhance their overall safety. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) announced a set of safety measures to address public concerns [...]
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 [...]