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Gov't again delays decision to restart Kori 2 nuclear reactor as country faces growing strain on power supply

The Lee Jae Myung administration again delayed the decision to restart the Kori Unit 2 nuclear reactor, postponing a key test of its nuclear energy policy as the country faces mounting strain on its power supply.

2025.10.23

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects what appears to be a nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine under construction at a facility in North Korea on March 8. [RODONG SINMUN]

Russia may have supplied North with nuclear reactor, South's military says

South Korea’s military has obtained intelligence suggesting that Russia supplied North Korea with a nuclear reactor for use in nuclear-powered submarines, and is currently working to verify the report.

2025.9.17

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order regarding nuclear energy in the Oval Office of the White House on May 23 in Washington. [AP/YONHAP]

Trade deal could open U.S. market for Korean nuclear industry

Korea's nuclear industry is optimistic about a potential breakthrough in the U.S. market after Seoul included nuclear energy among the key sectors eligible for a $200 billion strategic investment fund created as part of a recent trade negotiation.

2025.8.5

The Dukovany nuclear power plant site in Dukovany, the Czech Republic [KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER]

Finalization of Czech nuclear plant deal set for May 7

Seoul and Prague agreed to finalize the Dukovany nuclear power plant project on May 7.

2025.4.30

How to thwart a nuclear energy renaissance? (KOR)

The nuclear energy renaissance the conservative government champions can materialize only when the country is united toward the goal.

2024.9.27

How to thwart a nuclear energy renaissance?

The nuclear energy renaissance the conservative government champions can materialize only when the country is united toward the goal.

2024.9.26

TerraPower officials, including its founder and chairman Bill Gates, celebrate the start of the company's nuclear reactor construction in Wyoming in June. [TERRAPOWER]

KHNP to invest $40 million in Bill Gates' TerraPower

The board of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has conditionally approved the state-run company's decision to invest $40 million in TerraPower, a U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) company founded by Bill Gates.

2024.9.6

A significant step toward a nuclear renaissance (KOR)

There is no time to waste fighting over the merits and demerits of nuclear energy.

2024.7.19

A significant step toward a nuclear renaissance

There is no time to waste fighting over the merits and demerits of nuclear energy.

2024.7.18

Put nuclear energy back on track (KOR)

No option other than nuclear energy can reduce Korea’s carbon emissions and meet its growing demand for electricity.

2023.12.28