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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Hongji Kim and Joyce Lee

As S.Korea moves to expand nuclear power, disquiet grows among nearby residents

People camp at a seashore as Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant is seen in the background in Gyeongju, South Korea, August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Hwang Bun-hee, 74, lives in a pink house near the sea surrounded by a riotous vegetable garden and sounds of birds - but she gets upset whenever she looks at her house, just a few minutes' walk from Wolsong nuclear power plant.

"When I first came here in 1986, there was just one reactor. Now there are five," Hwang said. "The worst thing is I can't sell my property when I want to move."

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