Prosecution raids nuclear power operator over corruption probe

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Source: Yonhap

State prosecutors on Thursday raided the headquarters and offices of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), the state-run operator of nuclear power plants, as part of their probe into a corruption scandal over fake test results which led to the shutdown of reactors.

The government has suspended the operation of six nuclear reactors, including three newly built reactors, after they were found to have been supplied with substandard control cables under falsified warranties by the local supplier, JS Cable.

A task force of the prosecution office in the southeastern port city of Busan seized documents and computer discs during the raid at the headquarters in southern Seoul and eight other offices across the country, prosecutors said.

The task force also raided the residences of up to six former and incumbent officials of the KHNP, they added.

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Read more: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/06/20/18/0302000000AEN20130620008600315F.HTML

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You just can't trust the nuclear industry.

[mbperrin]

1. The filthiest, most dangerous and most expensive way to boil water ever thought of.

Only massive government subsidies have made it possible for them to survive.

Time to shut them all down.

[Mnemosyne]

2. K&R nt