[In-depth] Korea's nuclear industry map — who does what, from uranium to decommissioning

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:10:00 +0900

On September 4, Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC, the nuclear regulator) approved the restart of Saeul unit 3, a new reactor that had tripped automatically during commissioning. One short news item named the regulator, its technical reviewer, the operator, the design firm, the main-component maker and the builder. Nuclear news from Korea is hard to follow less because of the technology than because nobody has laid out on a single page who does what.

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[In-depth] Korea's nuclear industry map — who does what, from uranium to decommissioning