South Korean President Moon pledges to strengthen nuclear safety

South Korean President Moon Jae-in pledged on October 22 to strengthen the safety of nuclear reactors, accepting a recent recommendation by a public opinion panel to resume construction of two new nuclear reactors that he had previously pledged to scrap.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in. (Photo: THX/TTXVN)

“The government will promptly resume construction of the Shin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 nuclear reactors in line with the results of the public opinion poll,” a statement from the presidential office said.

The announcement came two days after the committee recommended that the unfinished nuclear reactors be completed and put into operation, following a public opinion poll over the past three months.

At the same time, Mr. Moon also called on his supporters as well as those who support building a country without nuclear energy to accept the results of the above opinion poll.

The leader also declared that the Korean government will make efforts to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants and pledged to continue building Korea into a nuclear-free country.

Thus, if including Kori-5 and Kori-6, South Korea will have a total of 15 nuclear reactors located in the South of the country and millions of people living within a 30km radius of these facilities./.

According to Vietnamplus