Sang-ik Lee, Hampyeong County Mayor, Strongly Conveys the Wishes of 3.14 Million People to Prime Minister Jeong

The 3.14 Million Won Nuclear Power Plant Vicinity Residents Should Not Be Forced to Infinite Sacrifices

Various Opinions Presented on Tritium Detection, MACSTOR Construction, Hydrogen Removal Device Defects, and Nuclear Power Plant Vicinity Residen

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The National Alliance of Areas Near Nuclear Power Plants (hereinafter referred to as the National Nuclear Power Alliance) visited the Government Sejong Complex on the 23rd and held a meeting with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun.

On the 24th, Lee Sang-ik, Hampyeong County Governor, announced that he requested the executive branch to take a leading role so that the partial amendment to the Local Allocation Tax Act, which includes the establishment of the Nuclear Safety Grant Tax, can be promptly passed by the National Assembly.

The meeting was attended by Lee Sang-ik, Governor of Hampyeong County, Jeollanam-do, Park Tae-wan, Mayor of Jung-gu, Ulsan, and representatives from five local governments of the National Nuclear Power Alliance.

The establishment of the Nuclear Safety Grant Tax is the minimum compensation for 16 local governments near nuclear power plants nationwide and 3.14 million citizens who have suffered environmental rights violations for decades. It not only aligns with regional balanced development and the current government's local fiscal decentralization policy but also enables practical radiation prevention through budget support, significantly enhancing nuclear power plant safety, they claimed.

They also proposed active government measures regarding recent nuclear power plant safety issues.

To prevent recurrence of nuclear power plant-related incidents such as the containment building hole at Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant last year and tritium detection within nuclear power plants, an objective and thorough investigation that nearby residents can accept is necessary, and active collection of opinions is required to reduce unnecessary social controversies, they expressed.

Furthermore, regarding the issue of spent nuclear fuel processing surrounding the expansion of the MACSTOR facility, they stated that intermediate storage facilities and final disposal facilities must be constructed promptly.

Governor Lee Sang-ik emphasized, “When various pending projects such as nuclear fuel taxation plans and nuclear power plant dismantling arise, it is necessary to actively reflect the opinions of local governments near nuclear power plants and provide appropriate compensation.”

Meanwhile, the National Nuclear Power Alliance consists of 16 local governments near nuclear power plants nationwide (with a population of 3.14 million) and has been active since its launch on October 23, 2019. It has continuously issued statements on various nuclear power plant incidents and accidents and persistently urged the establishment of the Nuclear Safety Grant Tax.

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