Korea is targeting at least 20 percent of power generation from renewable energy by 2030 in a bid to lower its heavy reliance on energy imports and respond to growing power demand.
DL E&C will develop a standardized design for small modular reactors (SMRs) for U.S. nuclear energy provider X-energy in a $10 million deal, the Korean construction firm said Wednesday.
Korea’s overseas nuclear power projects are posting losses, undermining market expectations that reactor exports would deliver strong returns, according to regulatory filings by Korea Electric Power Corporation.
The Lee Jae Myung administration is going forward with the construction of two new nuclear power plants that had earlier been put on hold for a public consensus process. It is now facing criticism for wasting time under the pretext of deliberation.
The Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant in Ansan, Gyeonggi, offered a reversal of fortunes for a water quality initiative once considered Korea's worst national project to become a global model in tidal power generation.
A fire broke out at a coal-fired power plant in the western coastal county of Taean, South Chungcheong, on Tuesday, leaving two people injured, fire officials said.
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission approved the continued operation of the Kori-2 nuclear reactor in Busan — raising the likelihood that Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power will receive approval to extend the operation of nine additional reactors
Rescue workers resumed search operations Tuesday after demolishing two boiler towers that had obstructed efforts to locate four workers trapped in last week’s collapse at Ulsan Thermal Power Plant in Ulsan.
Authorities will resume search and rescue operations for the missing workers once the demolition of the boiler towers adjacent to the collapsed No. 5 unit at the Ulsan Thermal Power Plant in Dam District, Ulsan, is complete, officials said on Monday.
Rescue teams from Busan, Daegu and North Gyeongsang arrived to find what looked like “a bomb site.” Given the extent of the devastation, even professionals had difficulty knowing where to begin their search.
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