| Abstract: | 韓國是全世界核能開發最成功的國家之一。僅僅半個世紀的時間,便從一個極度落後且貧窮的國家,蛻變成為核電大國。今日的韓國不僅是全球第五大核電產出國,還擁有自主且先進的核電技術。韓國的核電之路,獨樹一幟,令人稱奇。他山之石,可以攻錯。韓國的核電經驗,堪為其他擁有核電或有意發展核電的國家之借鏡。雖然以往韓國政府過度追求經濟效益的作法,忽略了核電開發的社會成本,造成國內反核聲浪不斷。自2017年就職以來的的文在寅(Moon Jae-in)總統,更一直倡導擺脫核電。但本文以為,現任政府廢除核電的主張可視為一項長期的政治口號,政策的重點更傾向於「能源轉型」而不是「無核化」。隨著2022年3月10日新總統當選人尹錫悅(Yoon Suk-yeol)的勝出,在經濟與環境的考量下,韓國仍將持續發展核電。一度流失的民眾信任,也可望恢復。
South Korea has been considered to have one of the most successful civil nuclear power programs in the world. It spent merely half a century transforming from a less developed country into a prominent nuclear energy country. Today, South Korea is not only the fifth largest producer of nuclear power, but also possesses independent and advanced technology. South Korea`s performance and experience are remarkable and encouraging, it can serve as a reference for other countries that have nuclear power or are interested in developing nuclear power. Although the anti-nuclear wave grew as prior policy focused primarily on economic profits and ignored the social cost that came with developing nuclear energy, plus President Moon Jae-in has championed breaking away from nuclear energy since his inauguration in 2017, this article argues that the current government`s policy of phasing-out nuclear power can be regarded as a long-term political slogan, and the goal of the policy is more inclined to ＂energy transition＂ rather than ＂denuclearization.＂ With the victory of the new president-elect, Yoon Suk-yeol on March 10, 2022, South Korea will continue to retain nuclear energy in the future, given economic and environmental considerations. Public trust and support can also be restored. |
