Energy · Incheon, South Korea · October 27, 2026

South Korea hosts nuclear conference; Japan and Germany plan fusion work

Reported by 1 outlet · first reported Oct 26, 10:43 PM ET · from an earlier edition that day

A ministerial conference on nuclear power opened in Incheon, and South Korea's regulator was set to decide on extending reactors. Japan and Germany agreed to jointly develop fusion with a plant planned for Germany in the 2030s.

Why it matters

Nuclear and fusion plans aim at long-term low-carbon power.

Background

Energy security worries have increased interest in nuclear.

Sources

• Yonhap ↗Oct 26, 11:40 PM ET
• Yonhap (Korean) ↗Oct 26, 10:43 PM ET
• Yonhap ↗Oct 27, 12:47 AM ET

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