Choi Hyung-doo: North Korea's Electromagnetic Wave Attacks on Nuclear and Other Power Plants Unprotected Over the Past 5 Years

Domestic Thermal Power Plants Also Fail to Take Vulnerability Assessment Measures, Leading to Major Disaster in Case of 'Blackout'

Choi Hyung-doo, member of the People Power Party.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] It has been revealed that South Korea's energy security is left defenseless against North Korea's threats, putting the country in a precarious situation.

According to Representative Choi Hyung-doo, South Korea's nuclear power plants and thermal power plants have been exposed without protection against North Korea's EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) attacks over the past five years.

Representative Choi stated, "The Moon administration, while desperately pushing for 'denuclearization' even through illegal and illicit means, neglected EMP protection measures for nuclear power plants, which are critical national security facilities."

An EMP attack involves a powerful electromagnetic pulse that can disable the control systems of nuclear power plants, leading to a catastrophe far worse than the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and can render thermal power plants inoperable, causing a massive disaster.

It was also revealed that Korea Western Power and Korea Midland Power, thermal power plants under KEPCO, received evaluations in 2019 and 2021 from the National Intelligence Service's EMP vulnerability analysis indicating insufficient countermeasures, yet no actions were taken.

Representative Choi urged, "Protecting power plants is a matter of national security and the lives of citizens. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy should not rely solely on Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's internal reports but urgently prepare measures to protect nuclear and thermal power plants from North Korea's EMP attacks."

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