4th Meeting of the Business Exchange Sub-Committee of WG3 "Nuclear Decommissioning"

Besides the meetings of two working groups of the Korean-German Energy Partnership, the business exchange sub-committee of the Working Group on “Nuclear Decommissioning” reconvened for the 4th time on 6th December in Berlin. The focus was to discuss the current status on nuclear decomissioning in Germany and Korea and potential for future cooperation.

The ongoing developments in Germany and Korea were considered via presentations from Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH (NS) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP). In the following discussion, the Korean representatives stressed the so far limited experience of Korea with decommissioning, treatment and disposal of nuclear waste and reactors. On the other hand, Germany gained experience with nuclear decommissioning while phasing out their nuclear power plants. Therefore, both sides are interested in continuing the exchange on the hands-on knowledge from Germany and the sharing of best practice examples.