South Korea
413 nuclear units are operating in the world, 58 units are under construction
South Africa - a new energy strategy
It is worth noting that the first consideration (about the locations of the SMR) may be very important for the conditions of South Africa.
The plan recognizes the existence of significant capacity constraints on power transmission in several regions of the country. Thus, in the period from 2013 to 2022, only about 4,000 km of transmission lines were built, while more than 14,000 km of transmission lines must be built by 2032.
Small modular reactors, however, will not be able to cover the needs of South Africa for new capacities if this country decides to finally start nuclear construction.
The new version of the IRP plan proposes five scenarios for the development of South African energy until 2050.
New nuclear facilities appear only in one of them,
Unit No. 1 of the Shin-Hanul NPP has been put into commercial operation
South Korea and the Saudi Contest
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol plans to hold high-level talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in November this year.
According to BusinessKorea, special attention will be paid to nuclear energy during the negotiations.
South Korea intends to export at least 10 nuclear power units by 2030, and Saudi Arabia is among the potential consumers of South Korean reactor technologies.
The publication recalls that in May 2022, Saudi Arabia sent an invitation to China, Russia, France and South Korea to participate in a tender for the construction of two nuclear power units with a capacity of up to 1.4 GWe each.
According to experts, South Korea and Russia have an advantage in the competition, since the price of the...
Rosatom subsidiary acquires 49% stake in Korean power storage company
448 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction
451 nuclear unit is operating in the world
452 nuclear units are operating in the world
443 nuclear units are operating
South Korea has announced plans to build four new units
Chinese Envoy Criticizes US Plans to Deploy Missile Defense System in South Korea
South Korea Running Out of Storage Facilities for Nuclear Waste
North Korea to Scrap High-Level Talks With South Over Anti-Pyongyang Leaflets: Reports
South Korean Foreign Minister Claims North Korean Nuclear Reactor Up and Running
North Korea Agrees to High-Level Talks With South Korea
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US Mulls Missile Defense System in South Korea – Report
Putin Says Korean Reunification Only Possible via Peaceful Means
South, North Korea Reopen Joint Industrial Complex - Report
US, Seoul Map Out N. Korea Nuclear Deterrence Plan – Report
South Korean Inspectors Visit Paves Way for Family Reunions Restart
S.Korea, US to Start Joint War Drills
Moscow Hails Reopening of North-South Korean Industrial Park
South, North Koreas Agree to Reopen Kaesong Area - Report
South, North Korea Talk Future of Joint Industrial Complex
North, South Korea Agree to Reopen Joint Industrial Complex – Report
Data Leaked from S.Korean Presidential Site - Report
North Korea Deploys New Guns on Border with South – Report
South Korea Urges North to Take Path of Peaceful Coexistence
US to Discuss North Korea High-Level Talks Offer
North Korea Blasts South for Failed Talks
North Korea Govt Not Picking Up Phone – South Korea
North, South Korea Talks Canceled Over Diplomatic Flap
Koreas Agree on Seoul Ministerial Meeting Next Week – Report
North, South Korea Agree Location for Sunday Talks
Russia Welcomes North-South Korea Talks
N. Korea Wants Peace Treaty with South - Media
Situation on Korean Peninsula Still Serious - S.Korean FM
South Korea Regrets North Refusal to Discuss Kaesong
US, S.Korea Launch Naval Drills in Yellow Sea
Some S.Korean Workers Return Home from Joint Kaesong Complex
South Korea to Pull Out All Workers from Kaesong
North Korea Rejects South Talks Offer
S.Korean PM Against Redeploying US Tactical Nuclear Weapons
South Korea Proposes Talks with North over Kaesong - Agency
N.Korea Builds Barricades on Border with South - Media
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North Korea Bans South Workers from Entering Joint Site
South Korea Unveils Active Nuclear Deterrence Plan
North Korea State of War May Be Mistranslation - Report
Pyongyang Declares State of War with South Korea - Agency
South Korea, US Start Huge Military Exercises
North Korea Annuls Non-Aggression Deals with South - KCNA
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N.Korea Threatens to Strike South over Leaflets
N. Korea Says US Mainland Within Its Strike Range
China, Japan, South Korea Warn North Korea over Nuclear Tests
South Korea Starts Building Two New Reactors
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S.Korea on high alert after suspicious military deployment by North
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South, North Korean FMs meet for first time in 3 years
North, South Korea agree to resume six-party talks
Moscow hails N.Korea readiness to resume six-party talks
N. Korea says no more deals with South Lee Myung-bak
Fukushima brings together Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing
Some commentators like to use arithmetic to compare various international organizations. If we add up the annual GDP of China (the world's second largest economy), Japan (the third largest economy) and South Korea (whose GDP is nothing to sneeze at) and compare the sum to the GDPs of the G8, which also includes Japan...nothing will happen. This is a senseless exercise because regional and international organizations are not created to flex muscles - economic or otherwise.
The GA is merely a top-level forum for discussing and regulating the ongoing formation of a common economic space in this part of the world. ASEAN performs a similar function in Southeast Asia. The purpose of these organizations is completely clear. The G8, meanwhile, appears no longer to serve a purpose.
But the GA is a special case. There are few organizations in the world where the members have such long-standing animosity toward one another. For example, while Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak have agreed on new plans for cooperation.
Japan dismisses information on ambitions for security alliance with Seoul
Japan hopes for security alliance with South Korea
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South Korea and Turkey are negotiating the construction of nuclear power plants
Professor Il Soon Hwang: heavy metal coolant has great advantages
In order to accept this kind of situation in Korea, our university is pursuing the technical solutions to transmute the spent nuclear fuel. We expect that we can eliminate the long-living radioactive isotopes. Eventually we hope to turn all the spent nuclear fuel into low or medium level nuclear waste.
That means we can continue our nuclear power program with the public acceptance. One can say that the transmutation technology could help us to win this public acceptance. This technology is not only environmental friendly but also safe and proliferation resistant.
We see that the heavy metal coolant technology has the great advantages over any other existing technological option for the transmutation applications because of its chemical inertness, high boiling point and good capability for natural circulation.
Therefore, we are going to take the advantage of this Russian innovation in nuclear coolant to develop the safe and proliferation-resistant transmutation technology.
Pebble-bed reactor appeal turned down
