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collapse, either intentionally or by accident. The dam was completed in 2005. As it stands, the dam has no reservoir, and is merely preventive. Daelim
Industrial Co,.Ltd, leading contractor for the Peace Dam construction project, began the construction in 2012 and ended in 2014. The design company
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Construction began in 1987, in reaction to a perceived threat following the construction of the Imnam Dam by North Korea. The Bukhan River is a
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The Peace Dam is 601 meters wide, 125 meters tall, and capable of holding 2.61 billion tons of water. Its construction cost $ 429 million.
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