South Korea nixes nuke, cools off on coal

摘要

When the new South Korean President Moon Jae-in stepped onto the stage during the closing of the country's oldest nuclear power plant, he announced that no new nuclear plants will be built, making good on a campaign promise to take the nation down the path of a "nuclear-free future" However, there is a concern that this new energy policy, which also involves huge slashes in coal power production, could leave the economy limping.