Shares of KNR SYSTEM, a corporation manufacturing hydraulic robot systems, are showing strength in the early trading on the 1st. Recently, the Nuclear Safety And Security Commission decided to dismantle Unit 1 of the Gori nuclear power plant, which has drawn investor interest towards KNR SYSTEM, possessing robot-utilizing nuclear dismantling technology.

The Nuclear Safety And Security Commission holds a plenary session on the 26th to decide whether to approve the decommissioning of the first commercial nuclear power plant in the country, Kori Unit 1. Kori Unit 1, with a capacity of 587 megawatts (MWe), is the first commercial nuclear power plant to start operating in the country on April 29, 1978. If the Commission approves the decommissioning, Kori Unit 1 will begin decommissioning work, the first in the country in 8 years since it was permanently shut down in June 2017. It has been 53 years since construction approval in 1972. The photo shows Kori Unit 1 in Jang-an-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, on that day. /Courtesy of News1

As of 9:27 a.m. on the same day, KNR SYSTEM's shares are trading at 12,440 won, up 26.04% (2,570 won) from the previous trading day in the KOSDAQ market.

Earlier, the Nuclear Safety And Security Commission recently voted on the approval plan for the dismantling of Unit 1 of the Gori nuclear power plant. Consequently, stocks related to nuclear power plant dismantling began to rise.

KNR SYSTEM has garnered attention for possessing technology capable of dismantling nuclear power plants using robots. In particular, reports emerged on the same day indicating that the company received explosion-proof certification for its nuclear dismantling robot, which is analyzed to have attracted investor interest.

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