South Korea
Facilities Last updated: April, 2012
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 21 nuclear power plants which provide 40% 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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Saudi Arabia, South Korea Sign Atomic Pact
Nov. 15, 2011
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South Korea to Update Antimissile Software
Nov. 15, 2011
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U.S., South Korea to Confer Over North Korean Nukes
Nov. 14, 2011
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South Korea Seeking Trilateral Talks on North
Nov. 9, 2011
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South Korea Wants "Stable Dialogue" With North
Nov. 7, 2011
