Pledge to scrap plans for new reactors marks overhaul for country’s energy policy
by : Song Jung-a in Seoul
South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has vowed to scrap all existing plans for new nuclear power plants and cancel lifetime extensions for aged reactors, heralding a major overhaul for the country’s energy policy.
It marked Mr Moon’s second major announcement to change the country’s power mix after ordering a temporary halt on eight of the country’s older coal power (...)