Original Committee Chair Visits Hanwoolwon... "COVID-19 Response Inspection"

Eom Jae-sik, Chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission, presiding over the 113th Nuclear Safety Meeting on January 10th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Eom Jaesik, Chairman of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, announced on the 26th that he visited the headquarters of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power in Gyeongju. The visit was to check the current status of the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) at nuclear power plants.

Chairman Eom visited the KHNP headquarters to prevent any possible relaxation of vigilance against COVID-19 in advance and to urge continuous quarantine measures. This was because social distancing had ended and transitioned to everyday quarantine.

Meeting with senior management of KHNP, he said, "Nuclear power plants, where many workers are employed, inevitably face safety impacts if COVID-19 spreads, but they have responded well so far," and urged, "Please continue to maintain vigilance and focus on preventive quarantine measures."

The NSSC had established and implemented nuclear power plant safe operation measures, including protection plans for essential personnel such as nuclear power plant operators, even before the COVID-19 'serious' alert level was issued.

According to the NSSC, there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection among essential personnel such as nuclear power plant operators to date. The NSSC reported that although two people, one KHNP headquarters employee and one security guard, were infected, there have been no cases of transmission within the nuclear power plants.

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