(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) South Korea's nuclear operator said on Tuesday it had decided to permanently shutter its oldest nuclear reactor, the nearly 40-year-old Kori No. 1 unit, in line with a recommendation by a government-led advisory panel.
Such a shutdown would be the first permanent closure of a plant in South Korea since the country launched its nuclear industry nearly four decades ago.
A spokesman for Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd said the company had decided not to seek a second extension for the plant on the country's southeastern tip, after its operating permit expires in June 2017.
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