South Korea to scrap all plans to build new nuclear reactors
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"South Korea is not safe from the risk of earthquake, and a nuclear accident caused by a quake can have such a devastating impact," he said.
South Korea currently operates 25 nuclear reactors, which generate about 30 per cent of the country's power supply.
He also vowed to introduce "post-coal" policy in line with his campaign promise to abandon coal power to ease air pollution in the country, which has the highest level of small air pollutant particles among OECD member nations.
But experts say shutdown of coal power plants could dramatically hike utility cost in the country where coal power generates about 40 per cent of entire power needs.
For qns in safety of nuclear power...impact on the environment.....
Qn: Should there be any controls over the production of energy when the need for it is so great? (Cam. 2015)
"South Korea is not safe from the risk of earthquake, and a nuclear accident caused by a quake can have such a devastating impact," he said.
South Korea currently operates 25 nuclear reactors, which generate about 30 per cent of the country's power supply.
He also vowed to introduce "post-coal" policy in line with his campaign promise to abandon coal power to ease air pollution in the country, which has the highest level of small air pollutant particles among OECD member nations.
But experts say shutdown of coal power plants could dramatically hike utility cost in the country where coal power generates about 40 per cent of entire power needs.
For qns in safety of nuclear power...impact on the environment.....
Qn: Should there be any controls over the production of energy when the need for it is so great? (Cam. 2015)
posted by Dark Shadow | 10:35 AM
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