How will Korea's abandonment of nuclear power affect its energy sustainability?

摘要

The Asian nuclear industry is suffering somewhat of a minor meltdown with Korea being the second nation in a little over half a year to jump ship on nuclear. A major global producer of nuclear energy, South Korea entered the NPP community in the 1970s. It now is a major exporter of nuclear technology and NPP construction and is heavily involved in a number of projects in the Middle East. This 180 degree turn on nuclear will have aftershocks felt long into the future, especially following the abandonment of nuclear by Southeast Asia's most advanced nuclear market, Vietnam last November.