License Renewal on EnergyNotehttps://energynote.kr/en/tags/license-renewal/Recent content in License Renewal on EnergyNoteHugoen-USThu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0900Why four Korean reactors are idle: expired licenses, a twice-deferred accident plan, and Wolsong 2 on November 1https://energynote.kr/en/posts/idle-reactors-license-bottleneck/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0900https://energynote.kr/en/posts/idle-reactors-license-bottleneck/<p>KRW 1,891.9 billion, about $1.4 billion. That is the value of the electricity four Korean reactors could not sell between their license expiry dates and September 22, 2026, according to the office of Rep. Hwang Jung-a, working from data supplied by Korea Hydro &amp; Nuclear Power (KHNP), the state utility that operates every Korean reactor, and it counts foregone sales, not cash that left anyone&rsquo;s account.</p>How Korea decides whether a 40-year-old reactor keeps running: the continued-operation process, step by stephttps://energynote.kr/en/posts/korea-reactor-license-renewal/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:51:00 +0900https://energynote.kr/en/posts/korea-reactor-license-renewal/<p>On September 11, 2026, Hanbit unit 2 on Korea&rsquo;s west coast reached the end of its 40-year operating license and stopped. Nothing had broken. The unit joined Kori 3, Kori 4 and its sister Hanbit 1 in a queue of reactors that are legally &ldquo;operating&rdquo; but cannot generate until the regulator says so, and that morning the regulator considered the first item in their file and put it off to a later meeting.</p>