Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Suspends Director of Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters... Responsible for Shutdown of Gori Unit 2

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] It has been reported that Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) suspended the head of the Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters immediately after the automatic shutdown of Kori Unit 2 on the 23rd.

According to related industries on the 27th, KHNP suspended Park Insik, head of the Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters, and the head of the management department on the 23rd, the day Kori Unit 2 was automatically shut down. On the same day, KHNP appointed Kim Junseok, head of the 3rd power plant at the Wolseong Nuclear Power Headquarters, as the new head.

Regarding the suspension of the head who had only been in office for five months, there is an analysis that KHNP judged this as a problem due to negligence in management and supervision of the Kori Unit 2 reactor shutdown accident. There is also a view that this reflects KHNP's commitment to prioritizing nuclear power plant safety.

The Kori Unit 2 reactor was automatically shut down on the 23rd when a mobile crane transporting materials during the replacement work of the switchyard (345kV) fence within the Kori site approached the transmission line, causing a 'short lock.'

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