Han Dong-hoon, leader of People's Power, said, ”The Democratic Party of Korea has finally admitted that the nuclear phase-out was a mistake” (South Korea)

Han Dong-hoon, leader of the ruling People's Power Party, said on the 12th at a plenary session of the National Assembly's Committee on Industry, Trade, Resources, Small and Medium Enterprises (CRI), that the nuclear budget proposal submitted by the government had passed without any cuts.
Regarding this, he emphasized, "Finally, the Democratic Party of Korea has admitted that its anti-nuclear policy is wrong." In a message posted on his social media account that afternoon, Han said, "Last year, the Democratic Party of Korea cut the entire nuclear budget.
The amount was reduced, but this year the nuclear budget was agreed upon at 213.8 billion won (approximately 23.4 billion yen), an increase of 100 million won (approximately 10.9 billion yen) from the government proposal.
"It's because we are in the AI revolution era. All the developed countries in the world, including Korea, are embracing the AI revolution," Han wrote.
"We are fighting an all-out battle to somehow participate," he said. Han said, "The key to the AI revolution is manpower. This is because the AI industry requires a tremendous amount of electricity. It simply requires a lot of electricity.
Instead, we need steady and stable electricity. In the United States, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, which was closed after an accident, is being reopened to run Microsoft's data center.
He added, "Renewable energy alone cannot withstand the electricity required for the AI industry. Its volatility is also fatal. It's a provocative statement, but it's the only way the world can escape from the 'RE100 illusion.'"
"All countries that have abandoned nuclear power are now making progress," he said. "If South Korea had really abandoned nuclear power in line with the policy of the Democratic Party of Korea, we would be in the midst of an AI revolution right now.
"I'm sure they were all stunned at the entrance to the country. There are a lot of countries like that now. I'm really glad," he emphasized.