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South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Under Spotlight As New President Promises ‘Re-examination’

By NucNet Staff Writer
30 June 2025

Industry eyeing global markets with plans confirmed for first demonstration SMR

South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Under Spotlight As New President Promises ‘Re-examination’
In April, the Shin-Hanul-2 APR1400 nuclear power plant in the east of the country became the latest unit to enter sertvice. Courtesy KHNP.
As South Korea races to decarbonise its economy and meet soaring electricity demand, nuclear energy is at the heart of a strategy that could see indigenously developed small modular reactors (SMRs) online in the 2030s.

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