SEOUL, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- South Korea on this week shut down two nuclear reactors due to malfunctions.
The Shingori 1 in Busan, 280 miles south of Seoul, was shut down
after a problem was detected involving the control rod that governs the
rate of fission in the reactor, Yonhap News Agency reports.
About 2 hours later, the second reactor -- at Younggwang Nuclear
Power Plant in South Jeolla province, about 220 miles south of Seoul --
was shut down due to low water levels.
Officials at state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power said that
neither reactor was in danger of releasing radiation, Yonhap reports.
South Korea relies on nuclear energy for about 30 percent of its electricity needs. The country has 21 active nuclear reactors.
Despite safety concerns about nuclear power in the wake of Japan's
Fukushima nuclear power disaster in March 2011, Seoul has stood firm on
its commitment to increase that share to 40 percent by 2040.
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