Discussion on Public Participation Measures for the '3D Nuclear Power Comprehensive Plan'

NSSC Holds '2020 Nuclear Safety Regulation Information Meeting'
"Korea's Largest Nuclear Safety Regulation Event... Live Online Broadcast This Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) announced plans for public participation ahead of the establishment of the third comprehensive nuclear safety plan for the second half of the year (applicable from 2022 to 2026).

On the 28th, the NSSC stated that it will livestream the '2020 Nuclear Safety Regulation Information Meeting' online from 2 p.m. on the 2nd. This is the largest domestic nuclear safety regulation event hosted annually by the NSSC, with about 2,500 participants each year.

This event will be held under the theme "Certain Changes with the People, Nuclear Safety Felt by the People." Starting with the opening remarks by Chairman Eom Jae-sik of the NSSC, policy sessions and special sessions will be livestreamed with presentations and panel discussions. The technical sessions will be shown via pre-recorded videos.

In the policy session, NSSC member Lee Kyung-woo will present on "Fire, Materials, Civilization, and Nuclear Power," and member Jin Sang-hyun will present on "A Comparative Study of National Responses to Nuclear Power's Potential Challenges."

In the special session, Lee Kyung-yong, head of the NSSC Safety Policy Division, will present on public participation plans ahead of the establishment of the third plan for the second half of the year. The comprehensive plan is the highest-level statutory plan covering overall nuclear safety management, established every five years.

The NSSC will, for the first time, announce in the special session the policy formulation plan for nuclear safety through public participation. A public participation group will be formed, consisting of citizens, residents near nuclear power plants, stakeholders, and experts, to derive policy vision and key strategic tasks. Based on this, detailed implementation plans by sector will be established to finalize the third plan.

Following Lee, Kim In-hee, director of the Urban Space Research Division at the Seoul Institute, will introduce the case of Seoul's citizen-participatory urban basic plan establishment.

In the panel discussion, Kim Hye-jung, chairperson of the Korea Nuclear Safety Foundation, will serve as the moderator. Panelists include Min Byung-joo, president of the Korean Nuclear Society; Park Hyung-joon, professor at Sungkyunkwan University; Ahn Jae-hoon, director of the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements; Director Kim; Lee Jin-ho, vice president of the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety; and Son Myung-sun, director of the NSSC Safety Policy Bureau. The discussion will deeply explore public participation systems in government policy-making processes.

The technical sessions will feature presentations by experts in nine subfields, including nuclear facility safety, radiation safety, radiological disaster prevention systems, and nuclear non-proliferation, which will be posted online. They will be simultaneously uploaded to the Nuclear Safety Regulation Information Meeting website at 6 p.m.

Chairman Eom said, "Starting with the information meeting, we will incorporate the vivid voices and policy suggestions of people from all walks of life into the future vision of nuclear safety that the NSSC will establish."

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