Gyeongju Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant 'MACSTOR' Construction Accelerates... Implementation Body Holds Consecutive Resident Briefings

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do announced that the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Regional Execution Organization (hereinafter referred to as the 'Regional Execution Organization') will hold a 'Resident Briefing Session for Collecting Local Opinions' starting on the 26th at the Yangbuk-myeon Welfare Center.

The Regional Execution Organization will hold resident briefing sessions consecutively, starting with the Yangbuk-myeon Welfare Center in the morning, followed by the Gampo-eup Welfare Center at 3 p.m. on the same day, and on the 28th at the Yangnam-myeon Welfare Center (10 a.m.) and the Seorabeol Culture Center (3 p.m.). This briefing session is a formal session to collect opinions on whether to expand the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant MACSTOR, following the preliminary briefings held on the 4th and 6th.

The Regional Execution Organization plans to collect opinions through resident briefing sessions, citizen participation groups, and result briefings regarding the additional expansion of the dry storage facility (MACSTOR) within the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant by the end of June.

The citizen participation group will be composed of 150 members selected through face-to-face surveys from about 3,000 randomly selected Gyeongju residents aged 19 and over. The selected citizen participation group will submit opinions as part of the public deliberation process through deliberative learning, workshops, and comprehensive discussions. The Re-examination Committee plans to compile the opinions of these citizen participation groups and Gyeongju City, create a government recommendation, and submit it to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Kim Nam-yong, Chairman of the Wolseong Regional Execution Organization, said, "I hope that understanding of collecting local opinions will increase through this briefing session," and added, "We will do our best to objectively and fairly collect broader and more diverse opinions from local residents."

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