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Article: KOREAN GOV'T TO SEEK NEW APPLICANTS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITY.
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- December 10, 2003
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SEOUL, Dec 10 Asia Pulse - Responding to intense disputes among residents of Buan, North Jeolla Province in recent months over the construction of South Korea's first nuclear waste dump nearby, the government plans to seek additional applicants for the controversial facility, Commerce, Industry and Energy Minister Yoon Jin-sik said today.
"When Wido Islet was earlier selected as as the site for the nuclear waste facility, the opinions of residents of Buan County were not faithfully reflected," the minister said. Wido belongs to the county, located some 280 km south of Seoul on the west coast.
"Therefore, (the government) plans to receive additional ...