Overview
- Fire crews recovered a third body on Sunday, raising the confirmed death toll to three, with two workers presumed dead and two others still unlocated.
- The 60-meter Unit 5 boiler tower collapsed Thursday during preparatory weakening cuts ahead of planned blasting at the decommissioned Ulsan plant.
- Rescuers have limited operations because of unstable steel, asbestos contamination and the risk of further collapse, relying on drones, thermal cameras, dogs and endoscopes.
- Authorities paused direct searches to start precutting work for controlled demolitions of the structurally compromised Units 4 and 6 to stabilize the site.
- Police and prosecutors formed dedicated teams, secured permits and contract records, and are examining whether contractor oversight failures and a classification gap left the tower outside Building Act safeguards.