Nuclear Facilities Siting Evaluation

                                                                 Nuclear Facilities Siting Evaluation

The National Nuclear Center of RK took part in Joint IAEA and Korea Institute of Radiation Safety (KINS) Workshop concerning the issues of nuclear facilities siting evaluation.

The Workshop was held in Daejeon city, Republic of Korea and attended by the representatives from 20 countries of the world: Indonesia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Tunisia, Sudan, Jordan, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco.

During the course of discussion, some areas were considered but in particular: the effects of natural or human induced external events occurring at nuclear facility siting region; the characteristics of the site and its environment that could influence the transfer of radioactive material; as well as the need to evaluate the risks.