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원전

wonjeon

원전이 · 원전을

nuclear power plant

Example

정부는 새 원전 건설 계획을 발표했습니다.

The government announced a plan to build a new nuclear power plant.

Word parts

원 atom, origin전 electricity

Short for 원자력 발전소 'nuclear power station'.

Good to know

원전 is the standard news abbreviation; in speech people also say 원자력 발전소.