월성 1호기 “조작된 정지, 지역 사회는 멘붕”조작으로 탈원전 정책 추진 월성1호기 희생양 삼아 지역 경제 숨통 조인 결과 정부 보상 받아야
【브레이크뉴스 경북】이성현 기자=감사원이 한국수력원자력 월성1호기 조기 폐쇄 결정 타당성에 대한 감사 결과를 20일 공개하자, 대한민국 원전의 절반이 가동되고 대한민국 전기 생산량을 책임지다시피하고 있는 경상북도가 멘붕에 빠졌다.
감사원의 감사 결과 공개는 국회가 지난 해 9월 말 감사를 요구한 지 1년이 훌쩍 넘긴 것으로, 감사원은 이날 월성1호기의 경제성 평가는 조작됐다고 명확하게 밝히면서도 조기에 폐쇄를 결정한 것이 옳았느냐에 대한 평가는 권한 밖의 일이라며 판단을 유보했다.
지역사회 발칵 경북도 피해 보상 요구 할 듯
구미 을의 김영식(국민의 힘) 의원은 “감사원의 결과발표는 사필귀정”이라면서 “원전은 경제성만큼 안전성도 중요한데, 아쉬운 것은 폐쇄 과정의 안전성과 지역 수용성에 대해서는 발표하지 않은 것”이라고 말했다.
한수원도 입장문을 내놓았다. 한수원은 20일 배포한 자료를 통해 “한국수력원자력은 월성1호기에 대한 감사원의 감사결과를 원칙적으로 수용한다”며 “감사원에서 지적한 ‘원전 계속운전 등과 관련한 경제성 평가 관련 지침 마련’에 대해서는 산업통상자원부 등 관계 부처와의 협의 및 검토를 통해 성실히 후속조치를 이행해나가도록 하겠으며, 감사 결과를 밑거름 삼아 국민의 신뢰를 받는 기관으로 거듭나도록 더욱 노력하겠다”고 밝혔다.
조작 결과 나왔지만 재가동은 부정적
감사원 결과에서 월성 1호기의 조기폐쇄 결정이 조작에 의한 것이라는 결론이 나오긴 했지만, 폐쇄 결정을 뒤엎고 재가동에 들어갈 가능성은 낮은 것으로 알려지고 있다. 월성 1호기는 지난해 12월 원자력안전위원회로부터 영구정지를 승인받은 뒤, 연료와 냉각재 등을 모두 빼내 사실상 원자로에 고철 외에 아무것도 남아 있지 않은 상태다. 이 상태로라면 곧 폐로 작업에 돌입해야 할 판이다. 다만, 원자로에 연료를 주입하고 관련 정비를 마치고 스위치를 다시 켜면 재가동될 수 있다.
결국 피해는 지역 주민들의 몫으로 돌아가게 됐다. 조기 폐쇄에 따른 경제 타격은 물론, 폐쇄 결정을 하는 데 조작된 자료가 활용되었고, 실제 조작에 의해 원전이 선 것이라면 이 지역 주민들의 억울함은 다른 무엇으로부터 충분한 보상을 받는 길 밖에 없다는 지적이다. <아래는 구글번역기로 번역한 기사 전문이다.>
Results of the Wolseong Unit 1 Audit Office
When the Board of Audit and Inspection released the results of its audit on the feasibility of deciding to close Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's Wolseong 1 early on the 20th, Gyeongsangbuk-do, which owns about half of the nuclear power plant and is responsible for the Korean electricity production, fell into trouble. The audit results were disclosed by the auditor over a year since the National Assembly requested an audit at the end of September last year, and the auditor clearly stated that the economic evaluation of the Wolsong unit 1 was fabricated, but it was correct to decide to close it early. Judgment was reserved, saying that evaluation was out of authority. According to the audit results of the Board of Audit and Inspection, the employees of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) knew that the cost of sales included in the economic evaluation service report was set lower than the actual price, but did not correct it and used it for the evaluation.In the process, employees of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy were also involved. Turned out to be one. Local communities seem to demand compensation for damage in North Gyeongsang Province As the results of the Board of Audit and Inspection were delivered, there is a growing voice that Gyeongsangbuk-do, where the largest number of nuclear power plants are located, should demand compensation for damages from the government and KHNP. At the Gyeongsangbuk-do state affairs audit held at the National Assembly on the 20th, Rep. Park Wan-soo and others argued that the government should compensate for the damages under the premise that "(The decision to close the Wolseong nuclear power plant early) is a deception of the people. Provincial Governor Lee Cheol-woo of Gyeongsangbuk-do warned that in 2017, due to the early closure of the Cheonji and Wolseong nuclear power plants, which were scheduled to be built in Yeongdeok, due to the Moon Jae-in government's policy to eliminate nuclear power, the total damage would be 7 trillion won and 18 million jobs would disappear. Nevertheless, the local economy in Gyeongju and Uljin faltered as the government enforced closure and prevented further construction. Rep. Park Wan-soo strongly argued that "the scale of economic damage caused by the early closure of the 1st nuclear power plant in Wolseong, Gyeongsangbuk-do was estimated to amount to 2.8 trillion won", and that the Governor Lee Cheol-woo should also review claims and accusations for damage compensation. Sun drew attention. Rep. Kim Young-sik (People's Power) of Gumi Eul said, "The auditor's announcement of the results is a private return," he said. "The safety of nuclear power plants is as important as economic feasibility. Unfortunately, the safety of the closure process and regional acceptance were not announced." He said, “The Wonan Committee has surrendered to power rather than public safety while deciding to close Wolseong Unit 1 early in the midst of an audit. In the remaining national governance, I will rectify the Moon Jae-in administration's unreasonable post-nuclear war policy and dig into the wrong behavior of the original bank until the end. Han Suwon also came up with an entrance door. KHNP said through the data distributed on the 20th, “Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power will in principle accept the results of the auditor's audit of Wolseong Unit 1,” and “Preparation of guidelines for economic evaluation related to continued operation of nuclear power plants, etc. We will faithfully carry out follow-up measures through discussions and reviews with related ministries such as the Ministry of Energy, and we will make more efforts to become an institution trusted by the people based on the results of the audit.” Operation result came out, but restart is negative Although it was concluded that the decision to close the early Wolseong Unit 1 was due to manipulation, the possibility of overturning the decision to shut down and restarting it is known to be low. Wolseong Unit 1 was approved by the Nuclear Safety Committee in December of last year, and after removing all fuel and coolants, there is virtually nothing left in the reactor other than scrap metal. If it is in this state, it is the board that will soon begin decommissioning work. However, it can be restarted by fueling the reactor, completing related maintenance, and turning the switch on again. However, as seen from the results of the audit agency, the decision to close early is determined to be virtually correct, and even if there is no technical problem, reactivation only because there is no technical problem is inevitably a considerable burden in time and administrative procedures, according to the industry. It seems to be looking. In fact, even if it is restarted, it is pointed out that it is not efficient to have to bear an additional burden for the remainder of the time, considering that the decision to restart it will take another year and the period of life extension is until 2022. Eventually, the damage went to the local residents. It is pointed out that in addition to the economic impact of the early closure, fabricated data were used to make the decision to close, and if the nuclear power plant was built by actual manipulation, the resentment of the local residents is the only way to receive sufficient compensation from something else.
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