South Korea
Facilities Last updated: January, 2013
Nuclear
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The below entries provide analytical descriptions of selected nuclear facilities in South Korea. Since definitive information on South Korea's nuclear facilities is often classified, the descriptions and locations of these facilities are sometimes speculative, based on the most credible available open source material. Entries are regularly updated as further information becomes available.
Facilities Descriptions
Nuclear-Power Reactors
Nuclear-Research Reactors
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
Get the Facts on South Korea
- Operates 23 nuclear power reactors which provide 35% of its electricity
- Completed destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile in July 2008
- Owns a well-developed biotechnology infrastructure, but no evidence suggests the pursuit of a biological weapons program
South Korea News on GSN
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Efforts to Build East Asia Antimissile Framework Stymied by Distrust
May 14, 2013
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South Korea Still Not Joining U.S. Missile Defense System
May 9, 2013
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Report: S. Korea Defense Ministry Not Interested in Buying SM-3 Missiles
May 7, 2013
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North Korea Insists Not Using Prisoner to Lure High-Profile U.S. Statesman
May 6, 2013
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South Korea Plans Sea-Based Interceptor Purchase: Report
May 2, 2013
