Tag Archives: South Korea

Seoul Court Orders Gov’t to Close Nuclear Reactor Amid Safety Concerns via Sputnik

Posted on 2017/02/07 by nfield

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by a group of local residents to annul the NSSC’s approval of a 10-year extension of the operation of the Wolseong-1 reactor in Gyeongju, which was supposed to be shut down in 2012, the Yonhap news agency reported … Continue reading →

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South Korea’s biggest earthquake triggers nuclear safety concerns via Reuters

Posted on 2016/09/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Two earthquakes that jolted South Korea on Monday night, including the largest ever recorded in the country, prompted concerns about the safety of nuclear plants clustered in the quake-prone southeast. Korea’s Meteorological Agency said the two earthquakes, of magnitude of … Continue reading →

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South Korea to pick spent nuclear fuel site by 2028, eyes overseas storage via Reuters

Posted on 2016/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] South Korea is the world’s fifth-biggest user of nuclear power, which accounts about a third of the country’s electricity, but it has yet to find a permanent solution for its spent nuclear fuel. A government advisory body said last … Continue reading →

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S. Korea halts test run of new reactor via Yonhap News

Posted on 2016/07/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) — A nuclear reactor in South Korea was halted Monday while undergoing a test run, but there was no danger of a radiation leak, reactor operators said. The Shin Kori No. 3 reactor shut down at … Continue reading →

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Japan and South Korea May Soon Go Nuclear via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2016/05/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The longtime status quo is crumbling and plutonium stockpiles are rising. On Friday North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un praised his country’s recent hydrogen bomb test and satellite launch as “unprecedented” achievements that will “bring the final victory of the … Continue reading →

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Japan and South Korea hit back at Trump’s nuclear comments via CNN

Posted on 2016/04/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seoul (CNN)Confused, shocked, bewildered. Just a few of the words used in recent days to describe Japan and South Korea’s reaction to some of Donald Trump’s latest comments about the region. The front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination stunned two of … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump open to Japan and South Korea having nuclear weapons via The Financial Times

Posted on 2016/03/27 by norma field

[…] In an interview with the New York Times, Mr Trump said that allowing Japan and South Korea to develop a nuclear arsenal would reduce pressure on the US to come to their defence every time North Korea acted belligerently. … Continue reading →

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Bitter Debate Over Nuclear Power Simmers in Rural South Korea via The New York Times

Posted on 2016/01/06 by norma field

YEONGDEOK, South Korea — Visitors to this idyllic stretch of coast marvel at the landscapes of emerald sea crashing against steep bluffs and undulating hills quilted with green pines. They stop at seaside restaurants with cheerful red signs advertising the … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima hibakusha area in South Korea to get A-bomb museum via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/12/21 by norma field

HIROSHIMA – Construction will begin next year on a museum in South Korea dedicated to showing the horror of the August 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui has revealed. The museum in southern Hapcheon County, where many … Continue reading →

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EU to exempt some Fukushima foods from radiation checks via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/11/26 by norma field

BRUSSELS – The European Union has decided to stop requiring radiation screening for some food products imported from Fukushima Prefecture, informed sources have said. It will be the first time for the EU to exclude foods items from Fukushima from … Continue reading →

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