KEPCO is screened out under 1 exclusion reason spanning 1 issue category.
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KEPCO operates one of the world's largest nuclear power generation fleets, with 24 reactors at four sites in South Korea. The company has been responsible for documented environmental contamination incidents linked to its nuclear operations. In 2013, KEPCO's subsidiary Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) was implicated in a scandal involving the supply of reactor parts with falsified safety certificates to multiple nuclear plants, raising significant concerns about operational integrity and the potential for environmental releases. Furthermore, the company's long-term management of radioactive waste has faced persistent criticism. South Korea has accumulated over 18,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel, with no permanent disposal solution established after decades of plant operation, creating an unresolved legacy of environmental risk.
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