Fake safety certificates have shuttered three of South Koreas 23 nuclear power plants. Similar issues have delayed construction plans on several new plants. Now there is talk of the country following Japan down a path to fewer nuclear plants—which would be a boon to other energy suppliers.A hundred strong: South Korea has indited over 100 people as it examines a safety scandal causing a public relations nightmare for its nuclear power industry. This backs up against a government working group suggestion that the country become less reliant on nuclear power after Japans Fukushima disaster. The recommendation: Keep nuclear at about the same percentage of the power pie that it holds today. The existing plan was to increase nuclear to around 40%.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 22:41:54 +0000
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