Seoul Plans for Nuclear Waste Site to be Completed in Thirty-Six Years

摘要

The government finalized its plans to choose a site to store high-level radioactive waste within 12 years and to construct a facility in 36 years. In a meeting at the Seoul Government Complex, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn announced specifics for the project. The government said there are 36 nuclear power plants operating in Korea and each facility will run out of space for storage as early as 2019.