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Nuclear phase-out plan emerging as key issue in upcoming presidential election


Posted : 2021-07-25 13:27
Updated : 2021-07-25 17:56
Wolsong Nuclear Plant units 1 to 4 in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, are seen in this photo. Korea decided to phase out nuclear energy under the Moon Jae-in administration. Korea Times file
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Korea is one of the world s largest nuclear energy producers. But in 2017, the country chose to phase out nuclear power plants citing concerns of possible accidents. However, the emergence of global pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 casts a cloud over Korea s nuclear phase-out policy and complicates the dynamics of the presidential election scheduled for March 2022.
An anti-nuclear policy was one of the key campaign pledges of President Moon Jae-in. About a month after his inauguration in 2017, Moon announced that Korea would halt plans to build new nuclear power plants and would not extend the lifespans of existing ones. The announcement was made at a ceremony commemorating the pe ....

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