Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Headquarters, 'Macster' Citizen Participation Event... 1st Group 3rd On-site Inspection

Recruitment and Operation of the 2nd Citizen Observation Group from August to February Next Year

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) Wolseong Nuclear Power Headquarters (Head: Won Heung-dae) held the '3rd On-site Inspection of the 1st Citizen Observation Group for Additional Construction of MACSTOR' event on the 24th.

The Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Facility (hereinafter MACSTOR) was decided to add 7 more units last July with a high resident approval rate of 81.4%, following public hearings and citizen opinion collection procedures led by the government's 'Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Policy Review Committee.'

As of the 20th, the construction progress rate of MACSTOR is 36.7%. The Wolseong Headquarters operates a citizen observation group to transparently disclose the construction process of MACSTOR and communicate with the public.

The 1st citizen observation group was selected through an open recruitment targeting residents of Gyeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province, and Buk-gu, Ulsan City in November last year. They are scheduled to participate in activities such as on-site inspections and tours a total of four times until the first half of this year.

On this day, with the cooperation of the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD), the citizen observation group received a briefing on the status of radioactive waste disposal and management facilities, toured the site, and then inspected the MACSTOR construction site.

Meanwhile, the Wolseong Headquarters plans to recruit and operate the 2nd citizen observation group from August to February next year after the completion of the 1st citizen observation group activities in June.

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