Editing Gyeongju (section)

===Utilities===
[[File:Korea-Gyeongju-Hyeongsan River-1.jpg|thumb|alt=A vast and tranquil river in a clear day of fall. Apartment blocks and buildings under construction are seen at a distance.|A view of [[Hyeongsan River]] from Dong Bridge. The river is one of water sources of Gyeongju.]]
Water supply and sewage disposal are municipal services which are respectively handled by the Water Supply Office and Water Quality and Environment Office. Water comes from the [[Hyeongsan River]], the multi-purpose [[Deokdong Dam]] and several streams. The city is divided into seven water districts, with eight filtration plants and seven sewage treatment plants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gyeongju.go.kr/inboard.asp?PCODE=A0105_10&main=1&sub=2&cor=1 |script-title=ko:상하수도 |trans-title=Water supply and sewage service |publisher=Gyeongju City |access-date=2009-08-06 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613163356/http://www.gyeongju.go.kr/inboard.asp?PCODE=A0105_10&main=1&sub=2&cor=1 |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref> One of the sewage treatment plants, Angang Sewage Disposal Plant began operating in April 2005 by the co-investment of the governments of North Gyeongsang and Gyeongju with a fund of 44,300,000,000 [[South Korean won|won]] to install facilities to prevent the pollution of the [[Hyeongsan River]], which is a main water source for Gyeongju and [[Pohang]] residents. The plant is located on a spacious site with {{convert|39000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} in Homyeong-ri, [[Gangdong-myeon, Gyeongju|Gangdong-myeon]] in Gyeongju where nature friendly facilities provide recreational venues for the locals. Through {{convert|56.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} of sewer pipes and 14 [[pumping station]]s, the plant has a capacity of 18,000 tonnes of [[domestic sewage]] per day that comes from [[Angang-eup]], and [[Gangdong-myeon, Gyeongju|Gangdong-myeon]]. The facilities have high-powered disposal equipment developed by related industrial companies to maintain the discharged water at the first or second degree in quality, so that it is used as [[river maintenance flow]] and [[agricultural water]] in case a [[drought]] occurs.<ref>{{cite web|author=Yonhap News |date=2005-04-28 |url=http://info.waternow.go.kr/jsp/search/search.jsp?query=%C8%AF%B0%E6&target=news&detail_target=&page=34&resultcount=10&sortfield=score&sortorder=desc&range=all&resrch=no&mode=paging |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218203620/http://info.waternow.go.kr/jsp/search/search.jsp?query=%C8%AF%B0%E6&target=news&detail_target=&page=34&resultcount=10&sortfield=score&sortorder=desc&range=all&resrch=no&mode=paging |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-18 |script-title=ko:경주 안강하수처리장 준공 |trans-title=The completion of the Angang Sewage Disposal Plant in Gyeongju |publisher=Ministry of Environment of South Korea |access-date=2009-08-06 |language=ko }}</ref>

The city had managed its own recycling service, but privatized it since July 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lee, Seung-hyeong (이승형) |url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/society/2009/08/20/0706000000AKR20090820129700053.HTML |script-title=ko:경주 재활용 선별장 갈등 해법 못찾나 |trans-title=No way to resolve the conflicts over Gyeongju's recycling center? |publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date=2009-08-06|language=ko  }}</ref>

Other utilities are provided by private entities or South Korean government-owned companies. Seorabeol City Gas, an affiliate of [[GS Group]], provides gas to the Gyeongju residents,<ref>{{cite web|language=ko |url=http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=&i=1014764&v=43 |script-title=ko:서라벌도시가스주식회사 -都市-株式會社, SEORABEOL CITY GAS Co., Ltd |publisher=Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture |access-date=2009-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610062531/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=&i=1014764&v=43 |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}</ref> while, electrical power is supplied by the public enterprises, [[Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power]] via the [[Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant]]. The plant is known for the only nuclear power plant operating [[PHWR]]s (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor) in South Korea<ref name="Industry" /> and supplies about 5% of South Korea's electricity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.candu.org/khnp.html |title=KHNP Fact Sheet |publisher=[[CANDU Owners Group]] website |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515030705/http://www.candu.org/khnp.html |archive-date=May 15, 2009 }} See also [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084817/http://www.khnp.co.kr/wolsong/Official site].</ref> The owner, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power<ref name="Star">{{cite news |date=2007-09-10 |url=https://www.thestar.com/Business/article/254895 |title=ATS wins South Korea nuclear deal |work= TheStar.com |agency= [[Canadian Press]] |access-date=2009-08-06}}</ref> began to build the Wolseong 1 in the districts of [[Yangnam-myeon]], [[Yangbuk-myeon]] and [[Gampo-eup]] in 1976. Since 1983, the power plant has been providing commercial service<ref name="Star" /> and operating with the PHWRs that has a capacity of 678,000&nbsp;kW. As the construction of each Wolseong 2, 3 and 4 with a capacity of 70,000&nbsp;kW were completed respectively in 1997, 1998 and 1999, Wolseong Nuclear Power plant site has been successfully operating the four PHWRs plants.<ref name="Industry" /> New project, Sinwolseong No. 1 and No. 2 are currently under construction which is estimated to be completed until 2011–12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eng.knef.or.kr/nuclear/nuclear5.asp |title=Wolseong Nuclear Power plant |publisher=Korea Neclear Energy Foundation |access-date=2009-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201040203/http://eng.knef.or.kr/nuclear/nuclear5.asp |archive-date=2010-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Wald, Matthew L. |date=1991-01-10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/10/business/talking-deals-help-for-canada-s-nuclear-industry.html |title=TALKING DEALS; Help for Canada's Nuclear Industry |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2009-08-06}}</ref> The [[Wolseong Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center]], which treats and stores low and intermediate level radioactive waste from the local power plants,<ref name="Park, T; Choi, J">{{Cite report|author1=Park T. |author2=Choi J. |year=2012|title=Radioactive Waste Management in Korea|publisher=Haceteppe University, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute |url=http://www.nuke.hun.edu.tr/tr/webfiles/Activities/KEPCONF_DOOSAN/Workshop/Presentations/1_1600_1630_9%20Radioactive%20Waste%20Management%20in%20Korea-KAERI.pdf}}</ref> is overseen and inspected by the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS).<ref name="FNCA">{{Cite report|author=FNCA|year=2007|title=FNCA consolidated Report: Radioactive Waste Management in Korea|publisher=FNCA|url=http://www.fnca.mext.go.jp/english/rwm/news_img/rwm_cr03-05_r004.pdf}}</ref>