Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has decided to cancel the construction of Sinhwa Wols 3 and 4 and Chunji 1 and 2 nuclear power plants, which will open a new board on November 16. As the cost of designing and purchasing these nuclear power plants has already reached several tens of millions of won, the issue of government compensation is not resolved properly, and the controversy over the construction of Shinhwool and Tianjin will continue.

In particular, the Nuclear Suppliers Group has been pushing the safety of the nuclear power plant, including the domestic nuclear power plant, to operate properly, despite the 5.4-strong earthquake that occurred in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province on June 15. On the other hand, the other side of the nuclear power plant emphasizes that Korea is not an earthquake-safe zone, and voices that it should speed up the nuclear power plant.

The joint action for the non-nuclear society, an environmental group, is held at 1:30 pm in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. Nuclear power plant. "The earthquake occurred in the Yangsan fault zone in the southeast of the Korean peninsula after the Gyeongju earthquake last year," the earthquake was weaker than last year`s Gyeongju, but the depth of the earthquake has become shallower and the damage has become larger He said. "The problem is that 18 nuclear power plants are in operation in Gyeongju, Busan, Ulsan and Uljin, which are near the southeast of the Korean Peninsula where large-scale earthquakes are occurring, and 5 are under construction," he said. "Without earthquake safety measures, It is necessary to stop nuclear power plants in operation and construction and to prepare for safety measures."

Meanwhile, Professor Jung Yong-hun KAIST nuclear and quantum engineering professor said, "Although we talked a lot during public discussions, we are well prepared for the earthquake," said a 6.5 magnitude earthquake. "He said. All 24 domestic nuclear power plants are designed to withstand a 6.5 scale. Earlier, the government announced that it would bolster its seismic performance to the level where all nuclear power plants can withstand a magnitude 7.0 earthquake until June next year, from the announcement of measures to strengthen nuclear safety standards in October.

Besides, KHNP held a board meeting on the same day and reported the agenda of the eighth power supply basic plan related power generation facilities survey report that it would be difficult for normal operation of new nuclear power plants.

KHNP is planning to unveil its plan to construct a new nuclear power plant on the government`s energy conversion road map with respect to six new nuclear power plants, including Shinhan Wool 3 & 4, Chunji 1 & 2, I think it will be difficult to promote. "Regarding the early closing of Wolsong No. 1, "early closure is inevitable in order to implement the energy conversion roadmap decided by the Cabinet, but it is difficult to determine the exact closure period because the nuclear safety committee approval is needed and the lawsuit is underway for permission to change the operation "He said.

In addition, there were reports on the status of 10 old aged nuclear power plants whose design life span will expire by 2031, the period of the 8th supply and demand plan including Kori 2 ~ 4, Hanbit 1 • 2, Wolsong 2 ~ 4, Hanul 1 • 2. The survey did not include plans for early closing Wolsong 1 and canceling the construction of new nuclear power plants. However, it appears that the government`s intention to cancel construction of new nuclear power plants and to close Wolsong 1 is also included.

Meanwhile the problem of landmass costs and land compensation has not been solved, so the controversy surrounding the construction of nuclear power plants is likely to continue. KHNP estimates that the investment burden of Shinhan Hanwool 3 & 4 and Chunji 1 & 2 is estimated at 244.5 billion won, but free Korean MPs claim to reach 1 trillion won.

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