Nuclear Power Deliberation Panel to Select 300 Members... Nationwide Phone Survey

Random phone survey of 15,000 people runs through Nov. 14

Recruitment has begun for a citizen panel to participate in public deliberations on nuclear power generation.

The Committee for Public Deliberation on Nuclear Power for the Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand, chaired by Eun Jaeho, announced that it will conduct a nationwide baseline survey from October 31 to November 14, 2026, through Korea Management Association Consulting to select members of the citizen panel.

The survey will cover 15,000 people aged 18 or older nationwide. It will use random digit dialing (RDD), in which mobile and landline numbers are generated at random and called, and will recruit respondents in line with population proportions by region, gender and age group.

Along with basic information such as region, gender and age, the survey will ask whether respondents are aware of the public deliberation process, their views on future electricity demand and nuclear power, and whether they intend to participate in the citizen panel.

The committee will randomly select 300 panel members from among respondents who say they are willing to participate, taking into account region, gender and age group. After reviewing deliberation materials and completing online learning, panel members will take part in deliberative discussions over three days and two nights, from December 11 to 13, 2026.

The committee said, "Responses will be used for statistical purposes only, and personal information will be managed in accordance with relevant laws." It added, "To ensure the results of the baseline survey do not influence the panel's deliberations, they will be released along with the final results after the deliberative discussions conclude."

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