The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducts an extensive evaluation of reactor technology before approving and ultimately licensing nuclear power plants. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.

Completion of unit 4 of the Shin Kori nuclear power plant has been delayed by ten months, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power has said. The APR1400 reactor is now expected to start up in September 2018.

South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission today gave Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power permission to begin operation of unit 4 at the Shin Kori nuclear power plant. Shin Kori units 3 and 4 ...

The world’s first 1,400-MW Advanced Pressurized Reactor (APR1400), a South Korean Generation III design, has now been connected to the grid. Nearly eight years since construction kicked off in October ...

Employees of the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) under the Nuclear Safety And Security Commission are suspected of systematically leaking core technologies of the APR1400 reactor. The APR1400 ...

South Korea's independently developed Generation III pressurized water reactor, the 'APR1400,' has received final design certification in the United States. This is the first time a reactor developed ...

Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) have been studied as a source of both electricity and heat for an array of cogeneration (cogen) configurations. These have included heat service for: (i) industrial ...

The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) will hold a meeting on the 19th to review the operational permit for ...

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Corporation (KHNP) began installing a new reactor on Thursday at the Sinhanwool 2 plant inside the Uljin Nuclear Power Complex in North Gyeongsang, where the Sinhanwool 1 ...

After more than four years of research, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has succeeded in developing the latest Korean reactor APR1400's domestic control system with digital twins. Digital twin is a ...

Increasing demand for reliable, baseload power and concerns related to climate change are motivating a transition toward new energy sources and alternatives to fossil fuels. Nuclear energy currently ...