Nuclear power plants unaffected by earthquake off southwest coast: authorities

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of South Korea on Sunday, causing no disruption to nuclear power plants in the country, according to authorities. The quake was detected 21 kilometers west of Haenam County and did not reach the threshold needed to trigger an alarm at any of the nuclear facilities. The Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. reported that seismic readings at all nuclear plants were well below the minimum required to signal a safety concern.

The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission also confirmed that there were no safety issues at any nuclear reactor facilities, with the closest plant, Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant, registering a seismic reading of 0.0032g, far below its design standard of 0.2g.

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