Yeonggwang-gun Holds Kickoff Meeting for 'Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Basic Plan Establishment Project'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 5th that it held a kickoff meeting for the "Basic Plan Establishment Service for Decommissioning Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2" on the 4th at the small conference room of the county office.

This service was promoted to establish a response strategy to minimize regional impact due to the scheduled decommissioning of Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 in 2025-2026, according to the government's 8th Electricity Supply and Demand Plan.

At the meeting, the direction of the service for establishing countermeasures for the decommissioning of Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant was discussed, including ▲government policies related to nuclear power plant decommissioning and analysis of overseas cases ▲analysis of the ripple effects of Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning on the regional economy ▲discovery of additional tax revenues related to nuclear power plant dismantling and government-level support measures ▲exploration of industries that can be attracted through review of the government's dismantling industry promotion strategy ▲feasibility study for the creation of a nuclear power plant dismantling industrial complex.

Lee Hae-jong, Chief Research Planning Officer at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, who is in charge of the research service, presented opinions for deriving the county's response measures and implementation plans, such as regional economic impact assessment due to Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning, alternative industries that can be attracted, and discovery of additional tax revenues.

Deputy Governor Hong Seok-bong said, "Please fully reflect the various opinions raised at the meeting in the research and establish a response strategy that can create new growth engines for the region."

Meanwhile, the county plans to hold a separate meeting targeting local residents and private experts as external opinion leaders to collect opinions.

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