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| ▲ Denuclear Busan Citizen Solidarity, which consists of 70 groups in Busan, visited Busan City Hall Square on the 9th and made public statements about the nuclear accident stopped by a typhoon. | |
| Ⓒ Kim Bo-seong |
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Due to the typhoon, all six units, including the Gori Nuclear Power Plant, the Shin-Kori Nuclear Power Plant and the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant, were shut down at the same time.
Large-scale shutdown accident for the first time in history due to the typhoon disaster
On the 9th, Denuclearization Busan Citizens’ Solidarity, which consists of more than 70 groups in Busan, visited Busan City Hall Square and urged: “To prevent a repeat of the nuclear accident, we must denuclearize as soon as possible.”
These groups said: “Kori Units 3 and 4 are in a relay failure, Shin-Kori Units 1 and 2 are in an emergency operation, and Kori Units 1 and 2 are in a permanent shutdown state and planned maintenance are also in emergency operation, and the Gyeongju Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant is in a turbine shutdown situation. ” “I’m having nightmare days since the 3rd,” he raised his voice.
Previously, Kori Units 3 and 4 and Shin-Kori Units 1 and 2 in Busan and Ulsan were closed due to Typhoon No. 9 ‘Mysak’ that penetrated the area. Starting with Singori Unit 1 at 0:46 on the 3rd, Singori Unit 2 at 1:12 am, Gori Unit 3 at 2:53 am and Gori Unit 4 at 3: 2 am in order.
Four days later, the turbines of Wolseong Units 2 and 3 in Gyeongju shut down due to the impact of Typhoon No. 10 ‘High Sun’, which landed on the east side of the Korean Peninsula. Unit 2 at 8:38 am and Unit 3 at 9:18 am on the 7th were closed one after the other. Additionally, radiation warnings were also issued at Hanul Units 1 and 2 in Uljin, compounding the anxiety of citizens.
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| ▲ Gori nuclear power plant shut down by typhoon. Units 2, 3, and 4 are next to each other behind Unit 1 of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant. | |
| Ⓒ Jung Min-gyu |
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In the unprecedented situation in which more than six nuclear power plants were closed, the operator of the nuclear power plant, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, also officially apologized and began to clarify. KHNP bowed its head and said: “The power plant was shut down as designed to safely protect the power plant in the event of equipment failure” and “I believe the public’s confidence in the operation of the nuclear power plant I was not satisfied enough. “
However, the post-nuclear organization is in the position that such measures are insufficient. Post-nuclear Busan Citizen Solidarity said: “This is not an incident due to bad luck,” and said: “The situation of helplessness will inevitably continue.” These groups argued: “Since it is difficult to trust the safety of nuclear power with only short press releases from KHNP and the government, we must form a joint public-private investigation team.”
Pastor Park Cheol, director of the Busan Citizen Nuclear Alliance, emphasized the danger, saying: “If the emergency generator power is cut off, it could cause an accident where radioactive materials are spilled, such as melting of nuclear fuel due to to a cooling failure. ” Pastor Park called for the full implementation of the Moon Jae-in government’s ‘denuclearization promise’, saying: “Keeping a nuclear power plant in a climate crisis situation is like living with a nuclear bomb that can explode.”
Concerns about nuclear accidents stemming from climate change are raised not only by nuclear weapons but also by political circles. The Busan City Party of the Justice Party said on the 3rd: “It is a very serious problem for the safety of the citizens that the nuclear power plants concentrated in the ring stopped overnight and in just a few hours “, said. “A nuclear power plant that produces and contains an unacceptable amount of radioactive material is different.” It is incomparable to the dangers of power plants, “he called for alternatives, such as promoting more aggressive energy conversion policies.
