A nuclear scandal took place in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
, when the country faced a series of shutdowns, of nuclear reactors because of fake documents. The documents dated back to 2012. South Korea itself depends heavily on nuclear power.
Investigation
During November 2012, two nuclear reactors were suspended by the country after discovering that the parts were supplied with fake certificates.
On 10 October 2013, South Korea indicted about 100 people, which included a top former state utility official with the charges of scandal. Officials further noted that they will bring back into compliance those reactors that were suspended for inspection and replacement of parts.
On 7 February 2014, the
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (, NSSC) is one of a nuclear organizations in South Korea and is run under the Prime Minister's Office. The headquarters are in Jongno District, Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Sp ...
declared that its investigation since mid-2013, they found eight cases out of 2,075 samples of foreign manufactured reactor components that were supplied with fake documents. Although the names of dealing countries remains undisclosed.
See also
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Nuclear power in South Korea
Nuclear power is a major power source in South Korea, providing 29% of the country's electricity.
The total electrical generation capacity of the nuclear power plants of South Korea is 20.5 GWe from 23 reactors, equivalent to 22% of South K ...
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Corruption in South Korea
Corruption in South Korea is moderate compared to most countries in the Asia-Pacific and the broader international community. Transparency International's 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index scored South Korea at 54 on a scale between 0 (very c ...
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Anti-nuclear movement in South Korea
The anti-nuclear movement in South Korea consists of environmental groups, religious groups, unions, co-ops, and professional associations. In December 2011, protesters demonstrated in Seoul and other areas after the government announced it had pic ...
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One Less Nuclear Power Plant
One Less Nuclear Power Plant is the flagship energy policy launched in April 2012 by Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea, in its broad effort to respond to climate change and energy crisis in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear acc ...
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Tokyo Electric Power Company#Safety incidents
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Nuclear and radiation accidents
A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility. Examples include lethal effects to individuals, lar ...
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Scandal may cause South Korea to abandon nuclear power
Corruption in South Korea
Nuclear power in South Korea
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