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		orwin on Oct 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is nuclear power our best bet against climate chan... Nuclear plants in SK are on time as well, which is quite impressive since they did not have as much training. I guess just having a good plan is enough.

bobthepanda on Oct 18, 2021 [–]

At the same time, SK also has a similar problem as Japan with overly cosy relations between business and regulators, which is part of what happened to the lapses at TEPCO in 2011. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-nuclear-report/japa...

Here's a recent journal article on Korean regulators: https://academic.oup.com/jwelb/article/13/1/47/5837954#20451...

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