The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission deferred its decision again on restarting Unit 2 of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Gijang County, Busan.
On the 23rd, the commission held its 223rd meeting and handled the continued operation permit as an item for deliberation and resolution, but an opinion emerged that further discussion was needed regarding the regulations on the radiological environmental impact assessment, so it decided to continue deliberations at the next meeting.
A radiological environmental impact assessment evaluates the impact of plant operation on the surrounding environment. With a related law revision in 1982, it became a required permit document.
At the 222nd meeting on the 25th, it also failed to decide on the continued operation permit for Kori Unit 2.
The accident management plan, resubmitted that day, was put to a vote and approved at 4 p.m.