NSSC: "Alarms Triggered in Liquid Waste Treatment Systems of Hanul Units 1 and 2... Under Investigation"

"No External Leakage of Radioactive Materials"

Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 exterior view. (Photo by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission announced that it received a report from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power on the 7th at around 5:45 PM about a radiation alarm occurring in the liquid waste treatment system, a shared facility of Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2, and has begun an investigation.

After receiving the report, the NSSC is assessing the initial situation at the local office installed on site.

An incident investigation team composed of experts from the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) will be dispatched to investigate the detailed cause.

The alarm was triggered by the radiation monitor on the auxiliary steam condensate recovery tank used for the heater (for evaporating liquid waste) installed in the liquid waste treatment system, a shared facility of Hanul Units 1 and 2.

An NSSC official explained, "It has been confirmed that there was no external leakage of radioactive materials."

The NSSC stated that it plans to thoroughly verify the cause of the incident and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's measures to prevent recurrence.

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