South Korean and Swedish nuclear regulators will meet Monday in Seoul to discuss policy and regulatory issues including high-level radioactive waste (HLW) disposal and small modular reactors (SMRs), YONHAP reports. The meeting is part of cooperation under a 2014 memorandum of understanding. Sweden, a leader in HLW disposal technology, is the second country after Finland to build a deep geological repository. South Korea's nuclear regulator said it plans to use the collaboration to strengthen ove

South Korean and Swedish nuclear regulators will meet Monday in Seoul to discuss policy and regulatory issues including high-level radioactive waste (HLW) disposal and small modular reactors (SMRs), YONHAP reports. The meeting is part of cooperation under a 2014 memorandum of understanding. Sweden, a leader in HLW disposal technology, is the second country after Finland to build a deep geological repository. South Korea's nuclear regulator said it plans to use the collaboration to strengthen oversight capacity for HLW disposal facilities.