Construction Permit on EnergyNotehttps://energynote.kr/en/tags/construction-permit/Recent content in Construction Permit on EnergyNoteHugoen-USSun, 13 Sep 2026 13:47:00 +0900How a nuclear reactor gets licensed in Korea: from site to standard design approval to first powerhttps://energynote.kr/en/posts/korea-nuclear-licensing-process/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:47:00 +0900https://energynote.kr/en/posts/korea-nuclear-licensing-process/<p>Suppose you read that Korea &ldquo;approved&rdquo; a reactor this week. Five different things could have happened: a ministry approved a site plan, the regulator accepted a design, it permitted construction, it licensed operation, or it cleared a unit to restart after a trip. Korean headlines use one verb for all five.</p>