NSSC to Conduct Special Inspections of Nuclear Facilities from July 15 to 19 During Summer

95 Public Officials Participate from Gyeongju City with Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant and Busan's Gijang County

Eom Jae-sik, Chairman of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission. (Photo by Nuclear Safety and Security Commission)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission announced on the 10th that it will conduct a special inspection from the 15th to the 19th to prevent accidents and malfunctions at nuclear facilities in preparation for natural disasters during the summer season. This is part of this year's National Safety Diagnosis.

This special inspection targets nuclear facilities such as nuclear power plants and low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal facilities.

A total of 95 public officials from the NSSC as well as from Gyeongju City in Gyeongsangbuk-do, where the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant is located, and Busan's Gijang County will participate.

On the day, Chairman Eom Jaesik held a video conference to report the commencement of the special inspection with heads of regional offices.

The NSSC analyzed past summer nuclear facility damage statistics to select key inspection items to prevent similar incidents from occurring.

Key items include the installation and management status of lightning damage prevention facilities, slope rockfall prevention, and flood prevention measures.

In the past 10 years, a total of five reportable incidents occurred during summer natural disasters: two lightning strikes, one flood, and two typhoons.

The NSSC plans to immediately improve and supplement any issues requiring short-term measures on site.

For issues requiring long-term measures, operators will be required to prepare improvement plans, and the NSSC will continuously monitor the implementation status.

Chairman Eom urged during the meeting, "We must strictly adhere to COVID-19 safety guidelines in advance while conducting on-site inspections and thoroughly check to ensure that similar cases do not recur."

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