en.Wedoany.com Reported - South Korean National Assembly member Park Hyung-soo (박형수) (representing Uiseong, Cheongsong, Yeongdeok, and Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province) has recently been visiting top officials at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, and related agencies. He has also actively engaged with the local "Yeongdeok New Nuclear Power Promotion Committee," making all-out efforts to designate Yeongdeok County as a candidate site for South Korea's next round of new nuclear power plant construction.
On the 6th of this month, Assemblyman Park visited the committee office to encourage staff, urging them to secure an overwhelming approval rate in the ongoing public opinion survey for the new nuclear plant site. He reiterated that "the support rate of over 86% among Yeongdeok residents is an unmatched core competitiveness that no other region can rival." He also reviewed a series of promotional actions taken since March, including attending a public determination rally, submitting a site application to Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, meeting with the new president and union chairman of KHNP, and repeatedly presenting to the Minister and Vice Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment the reasons why Yeongdeok, as a candidate site that had already passed comprehensive national safety, environmental, and suitability verification in 2012, should be prioritized for restarting new construction.
Yeongdeok County was officially selected as a candidate site for the "Cheonji Nuclear Power Plant" in 2012 and completed national verification. However, it was later shelved due to South Korea's previous phase-out nuclear policy, causing the region to suffer dual losses from the return of support funds and restrictions on property rights. Now, with unanimous approval from the Yeongdeok County Council and over 80% support from residents, the county has formally reapplied to participate in the new round of nuclear plant site selection. Park Hyung-soo stated that the dream of Yeongdeok's nuclear power, temporarily interrupted by the nuclear phase-out policy, must continue. As long as the final site selection result has not been announced, he will stand with the county residents and work tirelessly to make Yeongdeok a core base of the national new energy policy.
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