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South Korea Risks Nuclear Plants Without Fuel Amid Global Shortage

16 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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16 August 2026

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Clean Energy

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South Korea

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Fusion42 · 16 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

South Korea faces a critical shortage of nuclear fuel amid rising global demand and Western sanctions on Russia, a major uranium enrichment supplier. This shortage threatens South Korea's nuclear power expansion plans, including aging reactors and new projects, while global uranium enrichment capacity is tight due to oligopolistic supply and geopolitical tensions.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

South Korea’s nuclear power growth depends on urgent diversification of fuel suppliers beyond Russia and ramping domestic or allied supply lines this year. You must move fast on fuel security or your new reactors risk long operational delays.

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