South Korea votes to resume nuclear power construction

• 6 years ago (2017-10-20)
• David Flin

Asia 846 Nuclear 639

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South Korea is likely to resume construction of two nuclear power reactors, after a state commission reported that nearly 60 per cent of participants supported this action. Construction was halted on the two reactors in July, which had been under construction since 2016, and were said to be around 30 per cent complete.

During the election campaign, President Moon Jae-in had promised to scrap the projects, but decided to make a final decision based on public opinion. The survey showed that 59.5 per cent of participants supported the resumption of Shin Kori 5 and Shin Kori 6. The survey had 3.6 per cent margin of error, with a 95 per cent confidence level. President Moon said that he respected the commission’s recommendation, and would implement them.