Busan Gijang-gun Submits Petition to Government and National Assembly Urging Original Plan for Kijang Relocation of Nuclear Safety Commission

Formation of Task Force for Relocation of Gijang... Petition Urging Nuclear Safety Commission to Relocate Nuclear Power Plant to Its Original Site
County Governor Oh Gyu-seok: "It's Wrong to Keep It in Gwanghwamun, It Must Be at the Nuclear Site"

Gori Nuclear Power Plant, Gijang-gun, Busan. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan’s Gijang-gun is accelerating efforts to relocate the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) to Gijang through a dedicated task force team.

On the 23rd at 9:30 a.m., Gijang-gun held a TF team meeting for the NSSC’s relocation to Gijang, chaired by the county governor and attended by the deputy governor, directors, head of the Planning and Integrity Office, and head of the Nuclear Safety Division, where they discussed follow-up measures including the submission of an additional petition urging the government to expedite the relocation.

Following the submission on the 20th of a petition emphasizing the necessity of relocating the NSSC to Gijang-gun to the Blue House, National Assembly, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and NSSC, Gijang-gun decided to deliver a ‘relocation urging’ petition to the central government as a follow-up measure.

The government has stated that there has been no discussion regarding the NSSC’s relocation to a local area, so currently there are no plans for such a move.

In response, Gijang-gun decided to deliver a petition to the central government emphasizing the necessity for the NSSC to relocate to the site where nuclear power plants are located.

Hwang Bo-seung-hee, a member of the People Power Party, is reported to fully support the “Partial Amendment to the Act on the Establishment and Operation of the NSSC,” which limits the NSSC’s relocation site to within 30 km of a nuclear power plant, introduced on the 2nd.

Gijang-gun plans to deliver petitions urging all members of the National Assembly to promptly establish the legal basis for the NSSC’s relocation to local areas and to support the NSSC’s move to cities hosting nuclear power plants.

Additionally, to build consensus among local governments hosting nuclear power plants, Gijang, Ulju, Gyeongju, Uljin, and Yeonggwang are considering adopting a joint petition as a formal agenda item at the “Administrative Council of Local Governments Hosting Nuclear Power Plants.”

Oh Kyu-seok, governor of Gijang-gun, stated, “The start of nuclear phase-out begins with ensuring the safety of nuclear power plants and protecting the safety and lives of residents around nuclear power plants, and the NSSC is at the center of this,” adding, “It is wrong that the NSSC is located in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.”

Governor Oh reiterated, “The first step was taken incorrectly. The NSSC must be relocated as soon as possible to the site where nuclear power plants are located.”

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