South Korea has announced plans to build four new units AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 24.11.2014 South Korea announced on Friday the plans to build four more nuclear reactors. Two new units will appear on the Shin-Hanul site, where are now already built units 1 and 2 with APR-1400 reactors. The construction of the third and fourth units may begin in 2017. Also two units will be built on a new site in the Yeongdeok County in the east. Here the construction is to begin in 2022. Today 23 nuclear reactors are operated in South Korea. Five more units are under construction. Totally until 2024 it is planned to construct or begin construction of 11 new units. Topics: Asia, South Korea Other news: Fuel loading completed on Rostov-3 The completion of the unit is going ahead of schedule. Russia and Iran broaden the cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy Contract for construction of two power units of Bushehr Phase II was signed. Spent assembly removal is completed at Fukushima Daiichi-4 180 fresh assemblies are still left in the pool. Last news: Rosatom to Co-host The Arctic - A Territory of Dialogue International Arctic Forum 416 nuclear units are operating in the world, 62 units are under construction Mechanical engineers of Rosatom started assembling the vessel of the reactor for the nuclear icebreaker Leningrad 137 foreign diplomats visit CNNC Rosatom and MEPhI set up a bioprinting laboratory Arktika nuclear icebreaker assisted ship in mooring at the ice platform for the first time this year National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University completed a course on research reactors and cyclotrons developed with support of Rosatom Rosatom scientists patented new technology for separation of radium, actinium, and thorium One-hundredth cargo ship arrived at Akkuyu NPP cargo terminal Rosatom Launches the VIII Atoms Empowering Africa Video Competition Rosatom obtained patents for more than 140 inventions abroad in 2024 Russia and the IAEA hold another round of Interdepartmental consultations in Moscow Sixth unit of the Leningrad NPP will be stopped for planned overhaul India plans to increase its nuclear fleet to 100 GWe by 2047 Equipment start-up and adjustment started at the pumping station of Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 Novovoronezh NPP hired more than 200 new employees in 2024 NPPA and Rosatom to host the International Youth Forum for Sustainable Nuclear Technologies in Egypt Rostechnadzor Commission will check the readiness of the first unit of the Kalinin NPP for operation until 2044 Second unit of the Belarusian NPP has been put into operation IAEA has issued document on analysis and modelling of severe accidents for liquid metal fast reactors More news

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