South Korea will shut down the country's oldest
nuclear reactor in the coming days, which
had been operating for 40 years.
The state-run Nuclear Safety and Security
Commission has approved the permanent shutdown
of the Kori No.1 reactor, which was built
in 1977.
The reactor, located in the southeastern city
of Busan, will stop running at the stroke
of midnight on June 18th.
Dismantling of the reactor is scheduled to
begin no later than 2022, and the commission
said it will continue to monitor safety conditions
at the plant until that time.
