Nuclear power plants unaffected by earthquake off southwest coast: authorities
All nuclear power plants in Korea are operating normally without being affected by a magnitude 3.1 earthquake that struck off the southwestern coast Sunday, authorities said. The quake was detected 21 kilometers west of the southwestern county of Haenam at 6:43 a.m. and the seismic readings at all nuclear plants fell short of the minimum needed to trigger an alarm, according to the state-run…
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Korea on Sunday, but nuclear power plants in the country remained unaffected, according to authorities. The quake was detected 21 kilometers west of the southwestern county of Haenam and the seismic readings at all nuclear plants were well below the minimum threshold needed to trigger an alarm.
The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission confirmed that no safety issues arose at any nuclear reactor facility, with the Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant, the closest to the earthquake's epicenter at a distance of approximately 83 km, registering a seismic reading of 0.0032g, far below its seismic design standard of 0.2g.
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