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Korean nuclear plants renamed

Corporate

21 May 2013

Yonggwang 48Two South Korean nuclear power plants - Yonggwang and Ulchin - have been renamed in response to pressure from local fishermen who claimed that problems at the plants had damaged the image of their traditional catches.

South Korean nuclear policy unchanged

Nuclear Policies

27 March 2013

Park Geun-hye 48The new South Korean government of Park Geun-hye looks unlikely to waver from its predecessor's staunch support for the country's nuclear energy program.

Korea probes forged quality certificates

Regulation and Safety

07 November 2012

South Korean regulators are investigating how non-safety-critical parts were apparently supplied to a number of the country's nuclear power plants using forged quality control certificates. Two reactors have been shut down while such parts are replaced.

Try again on US-South Korea cooperation deal

Nuclear Policies

25 April 2013

Decisions on the future of South Korea's fuel cycle have been put off for another two years. The country wants to recycle and reprocess used reactor fuel but requires American consent.

South Korean units restart after probe

Regulation and Safety

02 January 2013

Yonggwang 48Two units at South Korea's Yonggwang nuclear power plant have been given permission to restart by the country's regulator. Units 5 and 6 had been offline since early November 2012 when it was discovered that non-safety-critical parts had been supplied using forged certificates.

Power shortage prompts Kori 1 restart

Regulation and Safety

07 August 2012

Kori (KHNP) 77x48The South Korean government announced that unit 1 of the Kori nuclear power plant is being restarted as the country faces a power shortage due to high summer temperatures.