South Korea approves expansion of low- and intermediate-level waste repository

摘要

The South Korean government has approved a plan to expand itsrnnuclear waste repository for low- and intermediate-level waste thatrnwould more than double the facility's capacity by the end of 2019, thernenergy ministry said July 28.rnUnder the approval, construction is to begin soon on the second phasernof the disposal facility in Gyeongju on the southeast coast, Lim Hyung-Jin,rnan official at the nuclear environment department of the Ministry of Trade,rnIndustry and Energy, or Motie, said in an interview July 28.