Majority of S.Koreans support building 2 new nuclear reactors -survey

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co

20/10/2017 02:17

SEOUL, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A South Korean 
government-organised committee is recommending Seoul resume the 
stalled construction of two new nuclear reactors after an 
opinion survey it set up found nearly 60 percent of respondents 
said they were in favour of the move.  
    The two reactor projects were temporarily halted late in 
June after the government said it would let South Koreans decide 
and reflect their opinions in energy policy direction amid 
concerns over atomic safety.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1JO2KT  
    "Our final public opinion survey showed 59.5 percent of 
South Koreans chose to resume the construction," Kim Ji-hyung, 
chairman of the committee, told a news conference on Friday, 
"while 40.5 percent answered to halt the plan."  
    "Our recommendation to the government is restarting 
construction," Kim said. 
    Shares of Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO)  015760.KS  
jumped 5.6 percent following the announcement, while KEPCO 
Engineering & Construction  052690.KS  and KEPCO Plant Service & 
Engineering  051600.KS  surged as much as 20 percent and 10 
percent respectively.  
     
 
 (Reporting by Jane Chung; Additional reporting by Dahee Kim; 
Editing by Kenneth Maxwell) 
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Keywords: SOUTHKOREA NUCLEAR/