President Suwon Han “Schedule adjustment is inevitable due to suspension of night work”
The completion of Shin-Kori Units 5 and 6, currently under construction in Ulju-gun, Ulsan City, is expected to be delayed again due to the aftermath of the Severe Accident Business Penalty Act.
According to industry sources on the 7th, Han Su-won, CEO Jung Jae-hoon, recently posted on his SNS that “nighttime work has been virtually stopped due to the enactment of the Severe Disaster Act, and it is inevitable to adjust the schedule of Shin-Kori Units 5 and 6.”
In response, an official from KHNP said, “We will realize the unreasonable process schedule that affects the safety of the workplace and avoid night work with a high possibility of accidents.” Is in discussion with related companies.”
Nuclear power plant construction is one of the largest construction projects in which numerous works are carried out simultaneously.
As each partner company needs to reflect the situation of manpower operation and facility production in a complex manner, detailed discussions are currently underway on how long the period will be extended.
Shin-Kori Units 5 and 6 began construction in June 2016 with the permission of the Nuclear Safety Commission.
At that time, the planned completion date was March 2021 for Unit 5 and March 2022 for Unit 6.
However, in 2017, when the process reached 28%, the construction was stopped for about three months as public debate proceeded.
In addition, due to the 52-hour weekly system, the scheduled completion date for Shin-Kori Unit 5 was delayed to March 2023 and the 6th unit to the end of June 2024.
As of the end of January, the fair rate is 64.73%.
KHNP believes that night work will be virtually impossible if the Severe Disaster Punishment Act, which allows punishment of the person in charge of management of a company that has suffered serious accidents such as the death of a worker, goes into effect in January next year.
Accordingly, measures to fundamentally prevent safety accidents with the extension of the schedule are being prepared.
In August of last year, at the construction site of Shin-Kori Units 5 and 6, a crane driver in his 50s was killed by construction materials.
In the Hanul Unit 6 power plant, the reactor was stopped due to the incorrect insertion of the control system control card, while at the Hanbit Unit 5, several safety accidents occurred last year alone.
Accordingly, KHNP plans to make thorough preparations, such as supplementing or removing risks by evaluating the risk of all work, and avoiding working during vulnerable hours such as at night, on holidays, or at work.
In order to activate internal reporting related to safety, measures are also being promoted to encourage the use of a reporting program,’Green Whistle’.
/yunhap news