Establishing Nuclear Policy with the Public... 3rd Nuclear Safety Plan Workshop

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] A forum has been established for the public to directly propose the vision and policy direction of nuclear safety in South Korea.

The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) and the Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety announced on the 15th that they held a two-day deliberation workshop for the citizen participation group to establish the "3rd Comprehensive Nuclear Safety Plan" applicable from 2022 to 2026 on the 14th and 15th.

At the workshop, 120 members of the citizen participation group gathered opinions on the future of nuclear safety and future policy directions through subgroup discussions.

The NSSC stated, "Based on the vision and policy directions proposed by the general citizen participation group, experts from various fields, local residents, and related organizations will conduct subgroup discussions to develop key strategic tasks by the first half of next year."

They added, "A detailed plan to materialize the vision, policy directions, and strategic tasks created in this way will be established, and after collecting opinions from the citizen participation group, the general public, and related agencies, and obtaining NSSC approval, the comprehensive plan will be finalized."

At the workshop, NSSC Chairman Eom Jae-sik said, "Major policies established by the NSSC in the future will be created through direct participation of the public," and added, "The government will do its best to implement policies that the public desires."

Meanwhile, considering the COVID-19 situation, the workshop was conducted using video streaming to minimize the number of people gathering.

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