韓國兩核反應堆因故障關閉

Two South Korean nuclear power reactors have been shut down following apparently unrelated malfunctions. Officials say there is no danger of a radiation leak.

South Korean nuclear operators say the Shingori-1 reactor, near the city of Busan, was shut down early Tuesday following a control rod malfunction.

A short time later, the number 5 reactor at the Yeonggwang facility, 260 kilometers south of Seoul, also suffered what officials say appears to be an unrelated malfunction.

South Korea depends on atomic plants to generate more than one-third of its electricity. The resource-poor country has vowed to push forward with nuclear power, despite last year's nuclear disaster in Japan.韓國兩座核反應堆先後出現看來是互不關聯的故障後關閉。韓國官員說，沒有核輻射泄漏的危險。

韓國操作核反應堆的人員說，釜山附近的新古裏一號核反應堆的控制棒出現問題，於星期二早晨關閉。

稍後，有關官員說，首爾以南260公里處的靈光核電廠5號反應堆也出現和新古裏的核反應堆不關聯的故障。

韓國的核電廠提供全國所需電力的三分之一以上。儘管去年日本發生了核泄漏事故，但是資源貧乏的韓國仍然大力推動核能發電。