South Korea’s president has called for the country’s nuclear power industry to be “rebuilt and put to work as soon as possible” with the government announcing plans to invest 130 billion won ($99m, €98m) in the sector.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, president Yoon Suk-yeol has asked industry minister Lee Chang-yang to begin the reinvigoration of the nuclear industry.
Yonhap said the government will invest the $99m in “rebuilding the nuclear power sector and increasing nuclear power generation in the energy mix”. Later this year, it will allocate up to 1 trillion won ($762m) for research and development of energy enterprises.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, president Yoon Suk-yeol has asked industry minister Lee Chang-yang to begin the reinvigoration of the nuclear industry.
Yonhap said the government will invest the $99m in “rebuilding the nuclear power sector and increasing nuclear power generation in the energy mix”. Later this year, it will allocate up to 1 trillion won ($762m) for research and development of energy enterprises.
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