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Government advisory panel recommends shutdown of South Korea’s oldest nuclear reactor

Korea panel backs closure of oldest nuclear reactor

  * Decision expected to lead to shutdown of 40-year-old plant

* Application deadline to extend lifespan is June 18, 2015

* KHNP says no decision has yet been made

* Panel hopes closure to build decommissioning technology (Adds more quote and details)

By Meeyoung Cho SEOUL, June 12 (Reuters) – South Korea is expected to shut down its oldest nuclear reactor, the Kori No. 1 unit on the country’s southeastern tip, after a government-led energy advisory panel recommended it be permanently closed.The panel’s decision meant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd (KHNP) was unlikely to seek a second extension for the nearly 40-year-old plant, whose operating permit expires in June 2017, government and industry sources said…….http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/12/nuclear-southkorea-idUSL3N0YY21O20150612

June 13, 2015 - Posted by | politics, South Korea

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