Board of Audit and Inspection Unable to Conclude Review on Wolsong Unit 1... Resumes Tomorrow

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] On the 12th, the Board of Audit and Inspection decided to continue the deliberation of the audit report on the validity of the 'early shutdown decision of Wolseong Unit 1' tomorrow.

At 10 a.m. on the same day, the Board of Audit and Inspection held the third audit committee meeting to approve the audit report related to Wolseong Unit 1, attended by Chairman Choi Jae-hyung and five audit committee members.

Chairman Choi and the audit committee members held the meeting until after 6 p.m., but decided that further discussion was necessary and agreed to resume the meeting at 9:30 a.m. on the 13th. Previously, the Board of Audit and Inspection reviewed the audit results twice on the 7th and 8th but did not reach a conclusion.

With the audit results still undecided at this meeting, attention is focused on whether the results will be released before the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee's state audit scheduled against the Board of Audit and Inspection on the 15th.

If the Board of Audit and Inspection releases its final stance on the early shutdown of Wolseong Unit 1 before the state audit, intense disputes between the ruling and opposition parties are expected.

Earlier, the Board of Audit and Inspection attempted to finalize the results at the audit committee meeting on April 9, before the general election, but after holding additional meetings on April 10 and 13, it decided to conduct a supplementary audit and continued the investigation.

The Board of Audit and Inspection finalizes the audit results through the resolution of the audit committee. The audit report is disclosed to the National Assembly and others shortly after the resolution, ranging from one day to several days.

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