South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-won waves during a visit at the Colombo South Harbour expansion project in Colombo, August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it will start to construct two new nuclear power plants in 2017 at the earliest and another two by 2022, making a total of 11 new nuclear plants planned by 2024.
The new plants come as public trust in nuclear power in South Korea, the world's fifth-largest user of the energy source, has been undermined by a 2012 safety scandal over the supply of reactor parts with fake security certificates, along with the 2011 Fukushima crisis in neighbouring Japan.
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