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South Korea keen to sell nukes: must clean up their act

There is a lot at stake for South Korea, which aims to export 80 nuclear reactors by 2030, expected to be worth up to $300 billion, according to government plans.

South Korea urged to restore trust in nuclear Australia Network News  Nov 24, 2012  The International Energy Agency (IEA) says South Korea needs to rebuild public trust in nuclear power by boosting transparency and improving regulation, after safety scares have closed reactors and threaten to trigger blackouts over winter.

Unveiling a report on South Korea’s energy policies, the IEA backed
the country’s nuclear programme, but said more needed to be done to
restore faith in a sector also facing greater global scrutiny after
last year’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan…..

the nuclear sector has suffered a big blow after an investigation
into fake safety documents for parts led to two reactors being shut
and after an extended shutdown of another reactor where microscopic
cracks were found.

The South Korean government has been criticised for a lack of
transparency over safety in its nuclear programme and for the dual
supervisory and promotion roles of its regulators.

The country’s public is traditionally seen as pro-nuclear, although an
opposition lawmaker has pressed the government to resume publishing
polls on nuclear safety after a loss of public confidence in the
sector in the wake of Fukushima.

There is a lot at stake for South Korea, which aims to export 80 nuclear reactors by 2030, expected to be worth up to $300 billion, according to government plans. A $20 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates has already been signed……
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-23/an-south-korea-urged-to-restore-trust-in-nuclear-power/4389068

December 20, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | marketing, South Korea