Citizens Draft Nuclear Safety Plan... Recruiting Participants for the 3rd Comprehensive Plan

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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 and the Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety announced on the 23rd that they are recruiting a 'Citizen Participation Group' to participate in establishing a comprehensive nuclear safety policy plan for five years from 2022 to 2026.

The goal is to implement nuclear safety policies that reflect the public's views by encouraging citizen participation in the establishment of the '3rd Comprehensive Nuclear Safety Plan.'

The 3rd comprehensive plan is the highest-level statutory plan established under the 'Nuclear Safety Act.' The NSSC will carry out policies for five years from 2022 to 2026 according to this plan.

The Citizen Participation Group will be operated with a total of 200 members, including 120 general citizens, 50 stakeholders such as local residents and experts from various fields, and 30 citizen reporters.

Among the 120 general citizens, 80 will be randomly selected considering population composition ratios, and the remaining 40 will be selected through this public recruitment.

Any general citizen interested in nuclear safety can apply. Applications can be submitted through the Nuclear Safety Citizen Participation website from today until the 6th of next month.

Source: Nuclear Safety and Security Commission

The Citizen Participation Group plans to propose the vision and policy direction for nuclear safety, as well as key strategic tasks, through a two-stage process.

First, in stage one, 120 general citizens will derive the vision and policy direction for nuclear safety through a deliberation process by the end of November.

Next, in stage two, based on the vision and policy direction prepared by the 120 general citizens through deliberation, stakeholders such as experts from various fields, local residents, and related organizations will conduct discussions by subcommittee. They plan to prepare and propose key strategic tasks by the first half of next year.

The NSSC will establish detailed plans to materialize the vision and policy directions proposed by the Citizen Participation Group. Afterwards, after collecting opinions from the Citizen Participation Group, general citizens, and related organizations, the NSSC will finalize the comprehensive plan through a resolution.

Chairman Eom Jae-sik of the NSSC said, "Although nuclear safety is an issue closely related to public safety, there has been a difficulty for citizens to approach it due to technical expertise," adding, "The NSSC plans to thoroughly prepare to supplement expertise so that citizens can participate in discussions without inconvenience, and we ask for the interest and participation of many citizens."

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