After KBS reported that the hydrogen removal device installed by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power as a follow-up measure to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident was only 30-60%, it was argued that KHNP was searching for insiders who reported to KBS.
The attorney on the KBS informant side raised suspicion of the search for such informant and claimed it was illegal. Han Suwon denied that it was true.
In addition, the Democratic Party’s retired nuclear power plant safety investigation TF (Chairman Jeon Hye-sook) held the second plenary meeting on the morning of the 15th to discuss the unplanned outflow of tritium and the suspicion of reducing the concealment of a hydrogen removal device (hydrogen remover/PCR) performance defect. The suspicion of concealing the results of the hydrogen eliminator performance defect was reported by KBS on the 1st. Since the Fukushima nuclear accident was largely damaged by the hydrogen explosion, as a follow-up measure, a device capable of removing hydrogen was installed at all domestic nuclear power plants. However, it is a content that a test result was found that the performance was only 30-60%. Accordingly, TF members complained about why the hydrogen eliminator performance defect was concealed and reduced.
The problem is that there was a situation in which Han Soo-won, who attended this day, was trying to find the person who reported to KBS. KHNP insider’s lawyer who reported to KBS said in a call with Media Today on the night of the 15th, “The official letter of instructions from the president of February 9 was posted on the internal computer network and the data was secured. “I will report it,” he said. “Unfortunately, the audit team at Han Suwon called the informant that day. He said that he would go to the place of the informant’s residence and contacted him to see him on the 18th.” “In addition, if you look at KHNP’s explanatory data to the National Assembly, it is specified as’the claim of one specific researcher’,” said Mr. Lee. “There is a reasonable suspicion that KHNP knows that the informant raised a problem with the hydrogen eliminator and is grateful for the process. I said.
In this regard, Jun-ho Han, a member of the Democratic Party, who is in charge of the TF, said in an SNS messenger response sent to Media Today on the 15th. It refuted KHNP’s claims in a specific and broad manner, such as concealing reduction, protection of public interest reporters, and causes of defects.”
Regarding the search for informants, a member of the lawmaker said, “It is the content that KHNP has systematically applied appreciation and pressure to the public interest reporter according to the instructions,” and warned not to do so.
Lee Won-young, a member of the Democratic Party, also said, “At this meeting, the attorney on the informant’s side said,’It seems that (Hahn Soo-won) has searched for a revealer and initiated an inspection session. He said that it was a problem, “you should not be grateful for the reporter.”
Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seong-hwan, vice-chairman of the investigation TF, also said, “A lawyer representing the person who reported to KBS attended the meeting and received a report on the situation.” “There seems to be such a trend, but we sternly warned.” Said. Rep. Kim said, “It’s not right to focus on finding insiders, and to look back on the inside of KHNP to see if there is a mistake. It is not the right direction to find out who reported it,” he said. “It may be the last chance, so I told you to do well.”
Rep. Kim said, “At this time, the KHNP side that attended the meeting gave a denial response to the effect that’there is no such thing as protection of public interest informants’.”
In the afternoon of the 15th, Han Soo-won official said, “I have never audited or investigated the informant.”
On the other hand, KBS announced on the 1st News 9’“Hydrogen removal, 30~60% of expected”… In order to verify that the hydrogen removal device was installed at all nuclear power plants, the test was commissioned by a German testing laboratory in September 2018. The actual test result was “60 degrees Celsius, 1.5 atm. It is necessary to remove 0.2g of hydrogen per second from the environment, and the actual amount of hydrogen removed was only 30-60%.” KBS said, “Based on the results of this experiment, the KHNP internal report obtained by KBS evaluated that the performance of the device did not meet the specifications requested at the time of purchase.” KHNP retested last April, but the hydrogen removal rate was 50 It was broadcasted at% level.
Therefore, KHNP announced on the 2nd, “The experiment mentioned in the press was not for the purpose of confirming the performance of the hydrogen removal device, but to review the safety of hydrogen in the containment building under severe conditions beyond the purchase standard. It was an in-depth study,” he said. “We described the results in the report for the entire experiment, and there was no intentional concealment or omission.” KHNP argued, “Because this is an experiment conducted for research purposes, there is no obligation to report this to the regulatory agency, and there is no need to take measures such as replacement, repair or improvement of the already installed hydrogen removal device.”
Regarding KHNP’s attitude, Rep. Kim Seong-hwan said, “Even in closed meetings, KHNP’s side was consistent with the attitude that there was no fault.” I should do it, but I tried to cover it up, and I adjusted the report tones down.” Rep. Kim said, “Even after the KBS report, it is consistent as an excuse as if there was no problem.” KHNP’s attitude to conceal these issues was more problematic, and expressed considerable concern at a closed meeting.”
Rep. Jeon Hye-sook, who is the chairman of the investigation TF, said in a remark on the day, “The public’s unrest about the old nuclear power plant has not cooled down.” “The problem of the tritium and hydrogen removal system at Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant requires an accurate grasp of the truth and cause and countermeasures. “I do.”
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