New Nuclear on EnergyNotehttps://energynote.kr/en/tags/new-nuclear/Recent content in New Nuclear on EnergyNoteHugoen-USThu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0900Korea is asking whether to build more reactors — what the September 2026 public deliberation is really abouthttps://energynote.kr/en/posts/new-reactor-public-debate/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0900https://energynote.kr/en/posts/new-reactor-public-debate/<p>On August 20, 2026, in a National Assembly office building in Seoul, the committee drafting Korea&rsquo;s next 15-year power plan put a new number on the table. Peak electricity demand in 2040 is now forecast at <strong>158.4–165.0 GW</strong>, up from the 131.8–138.2 GW the same committee had forecast in April. The gap is about 27 GW, the output of nineteen large reactors of 1.4 GW each, and it appeared in four months.</p>