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Lawmaker: Kori plant riskier than Fukushima via Korea Joongang Daily

A lawmaker argues that Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Busan has more risks than plants in Fukushima, Japan, the site of a nuclear accident in 2011. Park Jung, a lawmaker with the opposition Minjoo Party, said Tuesday that there are … Continue reading

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Bungling Nuclear Safety Fire at Kori Nuclear Power Plant Goes Undetected for Over an Hour via Business Korea

Employees couldn’t hear audio alarm, couldn’t see visual alarm A fire occurred in the nuclear fuel storage facilities of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant located in Kijang County, Busan City, but none of the workers was aware of it for … Continue reading

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(LEAD) Two nuclear reactors halt operation due to malfunctions via Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) — Two nuclear reactors at two separate atomic power plants in South Korea stopped operation Tuesday due to technical problems, but there was no risk of radiation leak at either sites, the plants’ operator said. The … Continue reading

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South Korea restarts oldest reactor via UPI.com

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (UPI) — South Korea’s oldest nuclear reactor — shut down since March — will resume operations, the government said. The announcement Monday coincides with a power shortage warning by the government amid a heat wave that has … Continue reading

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Radiation leak from Gori-1 reactor could kill 900,000 people: report via Yonhap News

BUSAN, May 21 (Yonhap) — A radiation leak from South Korea’s oldest nuclear reactor could kill up to 900,000 people over the long term and cause damage totaling a maximum of 628 trillion won (US$537 billion), a report showed Monday. … Continue reading

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[Editorial] Nuclear cover-up via Korea Herald

A nuclear power plant, whose operation had been suspended for an inspection, experienced a temporary cutoff in the power supply, an accident which, if prolonged, could have caused a horrendous disaster. No less serious was that the accident had been … Continue reading

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