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Moon jumps off nuclear wagon
PRESIDENT Moon Jae In scrapped plans for new nuclear power plants yesterday, signalling a shift in decades of South Korea’s reliance on nuclear energy.
He said that the country would move away from nuclear energy and not seek to extend the life of existing plants.
Mr Moon also vowed to cut South Korea’s reliance on coal, shutting 10 old coal-powered plants and not building any more.
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