Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters Releases 50,000 Aquatic Animals Cultivated in Nuclear Plant Warm Water Discharge

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters held a 'Warm Water Aquaculture Shellfish Release Event' at Wolnae Port in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, releasing 50,000 shellfish cultivated using the power plant's warm water.

The 'Warm Water Aquaculture Shellfish Release Event' is a fisherman income enhancement project initiated by the Gori Headquarters in 2000 to commemorate Sea Day on May 31 and to increase fishery resources in the waters surrounding the nuclear power plant. To date, a total of 2.89 million shellfish have been released, including 350,000 flounders, 1.67 million red sea breams, 200,000 starry flounders, and 670,000 abalones.

Kwanghoon Lee, Director of the Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters (fourth from the right), and other officials are directly releasing shellfish and fish grown in the nuclear power plant's warm discharge water into the surrounding sea area.

About 150 people attended the event, including Lee Gwang-hoon, head of the Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters, officials from Gijang-gun (Council), and local residents. They directly released a total of 50,000 shellfish, including 30,000 starry flounder juveniles and 20,000 abalone juveniles raised at the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant warm water aquaculture farm, into the waters around Wolnae Port.

Lee Gwang-hoon, head of the Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters, said, "I hope this event can contribute even a little to increasing the income of residents near the power plant," and added, "The Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters will continue to strive to create abundant fishery resources in the waters surrounding the nuclear power plant through various projects."

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