Full-scale Investigation into the Cause of Tritium Detection at Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Begins… Eom Jae-sik: "Clear Answer Needed Next Month"

Eom Jae-sik, Chairman of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (center), is delivering a greeting at the launch ceremony of the Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Tritium Civil Investigation Group and Current Issues Communication Council held on the 30th at The-K Hotel in Gyeongju.

[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] A full-scale investigation has begun to identify the cause of tritium detection within the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant site.

The Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Tritium Civil Investigation Team and the Current Issues Communication Council jointly held an inauguration ceremony on the 30th at The-K Hotel in Gyeongju and announced the official start of the investigation regarding the detection of tritium within the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant site.

The investigation team plans to identify the cause of tritium detection within the site and investigate whether there has been any leakage into the external environment. The council will convey opinions from various sectors regarding the scope of the investigation to the team, monitor the investigation activities, and through consultations and gathering opinions from various parties, prepare institutional improvement proposals for nuclear safety to be submitted to the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.

First, on the 31st, the investigation team and the council will visit the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant site to inspect the spent fuel storage pool of Wolseong Unit 1 and the turbine gallery manhole of Wolseong Unit 3.

Um Jae-sik, Chairman of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, said, "I hope the investigation thoroughly examines the suspicions raised regarding tritium at Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant based on scientific expertise," adding, "I expect clear answers to the various issues raised by the media and others, such as whether there is any leakage in the piping or any tritium leakage into the external environment."

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