• The Shin Kori No. 1 reactor (right) and No. 2 reactor of state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. are seen in Ulsan, South Korea, on Sept. 3, 2013. The hacking of South Korea's nuclear operator means its second-oldest reactor may be shut permanently due to safety concerns, said several nuclear watchdog commissioners, raising the risk that other aging reactors may also be closed. | REUTERS
    The Shin Kori No. 1 reactor (right) and No. 2 reactor of state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. are seen in Ulsan, South Korea, on Sept. 3, 2013. The hacking of South Korea's nuclear operator means its second-oldest reactor may be shut permanently due to safety concerns, said several nuclear watchdog commissioners, raising the risk that other aging reactors may also be closed. | REUTERS
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South Korea’s nuclear regulator may decide as soon as today whether to extend the operating license for the Wolsong No. 1 nuclear reactor, the first to come up for renewal since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in neighboring Japan.

The 679-megawatt reactor, South Korea’s second-oldest, has been offline since its original 30-year license expired in 2012. Operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. has already spent 560 billion won ($520 million) to refit the reactor as it seeks approval to extend its operating life to 2022.

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