Draft of Radiation Environmental Impact Assessment for Gori Unit 2 Continued Operation to Be Reopened for Public Hearing in Ulju-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A public hearing for residents of Ulju-gun on the draft radiation environmental impact assessment report for the continued operation of Kori Unit 2 is expected to be held again.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters (Head Lee Kwang-hoon) held a public hearing on the 23rd at the KHNP Human Resources Development Center auditorium to gather residents' opinions on the draft radiation environmental impact assessment report for the continued operation of Kori Unit 2.

The Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters is conducting public hearings until December 2 to collect opinions from residents of 16 basic local governments, including Busan (Gijang-gun, Haeundae-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Dongnae-gu, Yeonje-gu, Suyeong-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Dong-gu, Busanjin-gu), Ulsan (Ulju-gun, Jung-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Dong-gu), and Yangsan, which are designated as opinion collection areas under the Nuclear Safety Act and related regulations.

The public hearing held that day was conducted for residents of Ulju-gun, with about 1,000 residents from Seosaeng-myeon, a village adjacent to the nuclear power plant, attending.

However, some attending residents claimed that the public hearing was a venue to decide on the continued operation of Kori Unit 2 and demanded that the public hearing be held after an explanation about the continued operation.

KHNP agreed to hold a public hearing after explaining the continued operation licensing application procedures to the residents of Seosaeng-myeon.

Lee Kwang-hoon, head of the Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters, stated, “The public hearing is for collecting residents' opinions related to radiation environmental impact and its mitigation measures and is unrelated to decisions on continued operation or resident agreement.”

The head added, “The decision to suspend the public hearing held that day and to hold it again was necessary to correct misunderstandings about the public hearing on the draft radiation environmental impact assessment report and to strengthen communication with residents.”

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