S. Korea should build facility for spent nuclear fuel by 2045: commission
Nov 18, 2014
South Korea should start building a new facility to permanently dispose of its spent nuclear fuel by at least 2045, along with interim facilities that can hold such highly radioactive waste until then, a public debate commission said Tuesday."Considering our circumstances, the commission believes the country needs to start operating a repository for permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel by 2055," Hong Doo-seung, head of the Public Engagement Commission on Spent Nuclear Fuel Management (PECOS)