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Units 3 and 4 of Kori Nuclear Power Plant No. 9 in Gijang-gun, Busan, which were closed on the 3rd due to Typhoon Mysak. On that day, the operation of nearby Shin-Kori Units 1 and 2 was also shut down due to a typhoon. Reporter Song Bong-geun
Local governments near the nuclear power plant have urged that measures be taken to prevent a repeat of accidents at nuclear power plants that have been shut down one after another due to the recent typhoon.
Nuclear Power Alliance, which consists of 16 core organizations around the nuclear power plant
On the 8th a joint statement was issued and urged to take measures to prevent recurrence.
Investigation of accident causes such as Wonan Committee and 4th Kori Nuclear Power Plant
KHNP revealed that “it will take some time to reboot”
The ‘National Nuclear Energy Alliance’, consisting of 16 local governments across the country, issued a joint statement titled ‘Is Nuclear Safety Just Words? He called for a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident and practical measures to prevent it from happening again.
In a statement, “On Day 3, Kori Nuclear Power Plant 3 and 4 and Shin-Kori Units 1 and 2 were closed due to Typhoon Mysak on Day 3, and units of Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant 2 and 3 were also stopped by Typhoon No. 10 High Line. ” He said: “The sixteen local governments across the country and 3.14 million people expressed serious concern about the situation where the six nuclear power plants were stopped due to a typhoon, not an earthquake.”
Following the “manual shutdown of Hanbit Unit 1 that occurred last year, the automatic shutdown of the Hanaro reactor, the flooding of Shin-Kori Units 3 and 4, which is called the ‘Korean version of the power plant nuclear luxury ‘, this year, and the leak of uranium 6 fluoride (UF6) from KEPCO In this state, the closure of the sixth nuclear power plant due to a typhoon is unprecedented in history, “he added, adding that” the anxiety of 3.14 million inhabitants in the area near the nuclear power plant is growing, “he added.
The nuclear power alliance also criticized: “It is not convincing that the Kori 1 ~ 4 operation was shut down during Typhoon Maemi which occurred in 2003, but it is impossible to understand that the operation was interrupted again due to a typhoon.”
On the morning of June 19, 2017, President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech at the proclamation ceremony for the permanent suspension of Unit 1 of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant held at the Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters. in Gijang-gun, Busan. Reporter Song Bong-geun
In October last year, the National Nuclear Power Alliance consisted of 16 basic local governments near the nuclear power plant, not at the nuclear power plant location. Busan Haeundae, Geumjeong-gu, Ulsan Middle, South, East and Buk-gu, Muan, Hampyeong, Jangseong-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Buan, Gochang-gun, Pohang-si, Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongbuk, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam-si, Samcheon-guon-sie, Gyeongnam-si, Samcheon-guon-sie, Guseang-sie It has 3.14 million inhabitants.
The Nuclear Power Alliance continues to demand that the government and the National Assembly establish a ‘nuclear safety emission tax’ and actively reflect the views of 16 local governments in promoting nuclear power plant policies to guarantee the environmental rights of residents near the plant. nuclear.
“Until now, the Wonan Committee (Nuclear Energy Safety Committee) and KHNP (Korea Hydroelectric and Nuclear Power) have repeatedly said that there is no problem with the safety of local residents and will establish measures to prevent it from being repeated every time. an accident happens, “said Hong Sun-hun, head of Haeundae-gu, Busan. In the event of an accident, local governments near the nuclear power plant may suffer irreparable damage, which is why measures are urgently needed to prevent the accident from happening again ”.
The Wonan Committee sent an investigation team made up of experts from the Korean Institute for Nuclear Safety and investigated the failure of six nuclear power plants that have been closed since 3. The company plans to investigate the cause and prepare measures to prevent a recurrence. and approve the restart of KHNP.
The energy produced by the Fourth Kori Nuclear Power Plant and the Second Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant is about 8% of the total electricity, and the current reserve rate exceeds 20%, and there are no interruptions in electricity supply and demand. despite the closure of 6 nuclear power plants. A National Security Council official said: “The nuclear power plant can be restarted only after the results of the investigation into the cause are known and the measures are completed.” A KHNP official said: “It will take some time to restart the operation after an investigation into the cause.”
There are six power plants at the headquarters of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant, but Kori No. 1 was permanently suspended in June 2017, and Gori No. 2 was not operated during the recent typhoon due to planned maintenance.
Busan = Reporter Hwang Sun-yoon [email protected]
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