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South Korea’s Nuclear Output ‘Rising Significantly’ Above Official Targets

By David Dalton
19 August 2025

Growth partly the result of improved maintenance outage times

South Korea’s Nuclear Output ‘Rising Significantly’ Above Official Targets
The 1,340-MW Shin-Hanul-2 nuclear plant southeast of Seoul came online in April 2024. Courtesy KHNP/Kepco.
South Korea’s nuclear power output is rising significantly above of official targets due to fewer maintenance outages and a new plant coming online, decreasing the use of coal-fired power plants.

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