Why four Korean reactors are idle: expired licenses, a twice-deferred accident plan, and Wolsong 2 on November 1
KRW 1,891.9 billion, about $1.4 billion. That is the value of the electricity four Korean reactors could not sell …
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i-SMR licensing tracker, October 2026: where Korea's standard design approval stands
Seven months. That is how long Korea’s first small modular reactor design has been in front of its regulator, and …
How Korea's reactors are designed for earthquakes and tsunamis: the numbers, site by site
At 8:32 p.m. on September 12, 2016, a magnitude-5.8 earthquake, the strongest ever instrumentally measured in South …
How Korea decides whether a 40-year-old reactor keeps running: the continued-operation process, step by step
On September 11, 2026, Hanbit unit 2 on Korea’s west coast reached the end of its 40-year operating license and …
How a nuclear reactor gets licensed in Korea: from site to standard design approval to first power
Suppose you read that Korea “approved” a reactor this week. Five different things could have happened: a …