Jaegyeong Gwangju Jeonnam Hometown Association Urges Additional Construction of 'Synchrotron Radiation Accelerator' in Naju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jaegyeong Gwangju Jeonnam Hometown Association and 23 Jaegyeong city and county hometown associations strongly urged the additional construction of the synchrotron radiation accelerator in Naju.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 11th, they issued a rebuttal statement gathering the will of 5 million hometown people in the metropolitan area regarding the selection of the synchrotron radiation accelerator construction site in Ochang, Chungbuk.

The statement announcement was attended by Lee Jongdeok, president of the Jaegyeong Gwangju Jeonnam Hometown Association, Choi Daegyu, the next designated president of the Gwangju Jeonnam Hometown Association, and secretaries-general entrusted by the presidents of the 23 city and county hometown associations.

They said, "We cannot accept at all that Naju, which has superior location conditions more than any other region and excellent expandability making development easy, was eliminated," and added, "This is a very serious issue that goes against the national balanced development emphasized by the current government."

They also criticized, "The current government's decision, which only prioritizes economic efficiency logic favorable to vested interests such as proximity to the metropolitan area, can only be seen as ignoring the wishes and hopes of the Honam city and provincial residents who have been marginalized in basic science and advanced industry research."

Lee Jongdeok, president of the Jaegyeong Gwangju Jeonnam Hometown Association, said, "We hope the entire process of this public offering will be reviewed again to correct the problems and actively consider Naju's excellent site conditions and national balanced development," adding, "The synchrotron radiation accelerator should be constructed centered on Korea Electric Power Corporation University to complete the industry-academia-research cluster."

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