Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Implements Executive Quota System for Power Plant On-site Management... Full Effort for Summer Power Supply

On-site Inspection by CEO and Executives, Emergency Task Force Operation

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), the largest power producer in the country, is putting all its efforts into ensuring stable power supply during the summer season.

KHNP (President Hwang Ju-ho) has strengthened on-site inspections at power plants and is operating an emergency task force (TF) to manage stable power supply and demand.

On the 7th, President Hwang Ju-ho conducted on-site management for summer power supply preparedness at the Saeul Nuclear Power Headquarters in Ulju-gun, Ulsan. On that day, he inspected the readiness status of Saeul Units 1 and 2 in preparation for natural disasters such as typhoons.

Hwang Ju-ho, CEO of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, is inspecting the construction site of Saeul Units 3 and 4, which are currently under construction.

President Hwang stated, “Nuclear power plants are the foundation of the national power supply, and we must ensure safe operation to contribute to power supply during the summer season,” adding, “In particular, we will strive to safely restart Saeul Unit 1, which is in the final stage of planned preventive maintenance, so that it can play a role in power supply.”

He also emphasized creating a safe construction site by checking the industrial safety management status against summer heatwaves and the implementation of safety measures against heavy rains at the construction sites of Saeul Units 3 and 4.

To prepare for summer power supply, President Hwang plans to directly inspect the power supply status at all nuclear power headquarters.

KHNP is implementing an executive assignment system at nuclear power headquarters. Management directly inspects key facilities of nuclear power plants and the status of natural disaster preparedness at each headquarters.

On the day President Hwang conducted on-site management at Saeul Nuclear Power Headquarters, Lee Sang-min, Vice President of Technology, inspected the power supply preparedness at Hanbit Nuclear Power Headquarters in Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, and personally entered the reactor building of Hanbit Unit 5, which is undergoing planned preventive maintenance, to review maintenance issues. Executives will continue to visit each headquarters for on-site inspections.

KHNP has also formed and is operating an emergency TF for power supply measures. The emergency TF operates a 24-hour control room to monitor the power supply situation in real time.

To prevent any disruption in power supply, KHNP is strengthening equipment inspections at power plants to prevent failures in advance and is working to ensure that plants undergoing planned preventive maintenance can be restarted on schedule.

Additionally, a special support team composed of in-house experts from various fields has been formed to assist plants that have completed planned preventive maintenance and are restarting, ensuring stable operation without issues.

KHNP, fully committed to stable power supply, plans to supply up to 22.05 million kW of power without interruption during the power supply and demand management period.

Especially during the second week of August, when maximum power demand is expected, all nuclear power plants except Hanbit Unit 5, Kori Unit 4, and Wolsong Unit 3?which are undergoing planned preventive maintenance?will operate at full capacity to produce power.

KHNP operates power generation facilities with a total capacity of 29,385 MW (excluding Kori Unit 2, which is under long-term maintenance), including 24 nuclear reactors, 16 pumped-storage generators, and 21 hydroelectric generators.

President Hwang Ju-ho emphasized, “All employees will do their best to ensure there are no inconveniences caused by power shortages during this summer heatwave,” adding, “We will operate power plants with safety as the top priority and contribute to the national power supply.”

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