As S. Korea moves to expand nuclear power, disquiet grows among nearby residents


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As S. Korea moves to expand nuclear power, disquiet grows among nearby residents GYEONGJU, South Korea — Hwang Bun-hee, 74, lives in a pink house near the sea surrounded by a riotous vegetable garden and sounds of birds — but she gets upset whenever she looks at her house, just a few minutes’ walk from Wolsong nuclear power plant. “When I first came here in 1986, there was just one reactor. Now there are five,” Ms. Hwang said. “The worst thing is I can’t sell my property when I want to move.” South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office...