Tuesday, July 05, 2022

South Korea to build more nuclear power plants as phase-out plans scrapped

Good news! Bravo! 

Will Germany follow suit or remain a banana republic, where extreme environmentalism and obsession with climate change dictates almost everything!

"President Yoon Suk-yeol rejects the idea of phasing out nuclear energy and made it a key pledge of his election campaign to boost investment in the industry
South Korea’s U-turn towards a pronuclear energy policy includes resuming construction on two new reactors and extending the operations of existing ones ...
South Korea will build four more nuclear reactors by 2030, and extend the life of 10 older units, as the new government of President Yoon Suk-yeol backs atomic power as a key tool to zero out emissions.

Atomic energy will provide more than 30 per cent of the nation’s electricity generation by the end of the decade, up from 27.4 per cent last year, the energy ministry said on Tuesday. ..."

South Korea to build more nuclear power plants as phase-out plans scrapped | South China Morning Post



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