Properly regulated and managed nuclear power is green and safe, and could reliably supply South Korea’s heavy industry. But over the past decade the reputation of nuclear power in the country has been tarnished
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThe area could soon see more activity. Yoon Suk-yeol, who took over as South Korea’s president last month, wants to put nuclear power at the core of energy generation, reversing theof Moon Jae-in, his predecessor. As well as putting the two existing reactors at Shin Hanul to work Mr Yoon wants to build two new ones, a plan Mr Moon abandoned in 2017.
But over the past decade the reputation of nuclear power in the country has been tarnished. A series of scandals in which thousands of counterfeit parts with fake documentation were found in nuclear plants resulted in the conviction of 68 people for crimes including bribery, collusion and forgery. Poor management caused a blackout at one facility. North Korea has hacked into the South’s nuclear databases on multiple occasions, at least once stealing blueprints for reactors.
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