Gijang Residents Get a Firsthand Look at Nuclear Plant, Communicate with Kori Headquarters for Six Weeks

23 Residents Graduate from the "Kori-On Regional Partnership Academy"

"From Basic Nuclear Education to Tours of Nuclear Power Plants and Related Organizations"

An opportunity was created for participants to learn about nuclear power plants in the classroom and see them firsthand in the field. Twenty-three residents living near the power plant in Gijang-gun, Busan, completed six weeks of nuclear energy education and field trips, graduating as participants who can continue communication between the local community and the plant.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters (Chief Ban Byeonghun) held a graduation ceremony for the “Kori-On Regional Partnership Academy” at the Dongbusan Nonghyup Agricultural Supply Center in Gijang-gun on November 4, concluding the program, the company announced on November 5.

The academy began on September 30 and ran for six weeks, with classes held every Wednesday. Twenty-three residents living near the power plant took part, learning basic knowledge about nuclear energy and key issues facing nuclear power plants, as well as attending lectures on the humanities.

The graduation ceremony for the Kori-On Regional Coexistence Academy is underway at the Dongbusan Agricultural Cooperative Materials Center in Gijang-gun, Busan, on the 4th.

Education also continued outside the classroom. Participants visited Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters, Wolseong Nuclear Power Headquarters, and the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency to tour related facilities. Seeing firsthand how nuclear facilities operate and what roles they play gave participants an opportunity to understand the course material in greater detail.

At the graduation ceremony, residents who completed the program received certificates. Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters plans to gather participants' feedback through a satisfaction survey and incorporate it into future programs.

Ban Byeonghun, head of Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters, said, “I hope this will be an opportunity to deepen mutual understanding and communication between the local community and Kori Nuclear Power Headquarters and to expand the values of coexistence and cooperation.”

Trust between a power plant and local residents cannot be built through one-off events alone. Regular opportunities for residents to ask questions and see the site firsthand are the starting point for communication.

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