A board meeting of the Korea Hydro & Nuclear
Power Corporation set for Thursday afternoon
has been canceled amid angry protests.
The board was supposed to be making a final
decision on whether to temporarily halt the
construction of two new nuclear reactors in
the southeastern city of Ulsan.
The Shin Kori five and six reactors are about
30 percent built,... but the government ordered
construction to be suspended last month,...
due to mounting concerns about their safety,...
being in a region that's recently had several
earthquakes.
While environmental groups praised the government's
move,... some energy experts and thousands
of construction workers decided to protest,...
saying a national consensus is needed before
such a decision.
The Moon administration has promised to phase
out nuclear power in favor of cleaner, renewable
sources.
