SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean nuclear reactor has been shut due to a technical glitch, taking the number of plants shut in the country to six out of 23, the state-run reactor operator Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co Ltd said on Friday.
Asia's fourth-largest economy has been striving to avoid the risk of power blackouts during times of peak demand after a series of nuclear reactor closures linked to a safety scandal. Power shortage risks have waned as winter nears its end.
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