South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) held a ceremony on Monday to break the ground for construction of Units 3 and 4 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power station on the Asian country’s eastern coast.
KHNP said in a statement that auxiliary works will now begin onsite in preparation for full-scale construction, which is scheduled for next year, according to earlier reports.
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