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[Jan. 22, 2020]
KINS holds 2019 Second Half Conference of Heads of Radiation Monitoring Stations
- Across fifteen different regions from Seoul to Jeju; to share environmental radiation monitoring capabilities and know-hows -

□ KINS held the 2019 Second Half Conference of Heads of Radiation Monitoring Stations on December 12th at the KINS main conference hall.
□ The conference was attended by 25 participants including experts from the NSSC and KINS as well as the heads of regional radiation monitoring stations.
○ There are 15 regional monitoring stations (Seoul, Chuncheon, Daejeon, Gunsan, Gwangju, Daegu, Busan, Jeju, Gangneung, Andong, Suwon, Cheongju, Ulsan, Incheon and Jinju) and 171 unmanned monitoring posts in operation, which monitor environmental radiation nationwide on a regular basis and provide the KINS cental monitoring station with fundamental data that can be used for radiological impact assessment in case of radiological emergency.

□ The conference was held with the aim of verifying environmental radiation safety all across the nation and improving the quality of radiation monitoring and consisted of three agendas.
○ Above all, the head of each regional monitoring station delivered a presentation on the overall results of environmental radiation monitoring in 2019 to verify that the nationwide environmental radiation level has remained at a similar level as the previous year.
○ Then, briefing on the 2020 Regional Radiation Monitoring Stations Operating Plan and in-depth discussions over the improvement in environmental radiation monitoring were followed.

□ Jang Jae Gwon, Chief officer of Radiation Safety, said in his opening speech, “there is need to share operating experiences and know-hows among monitoring stations so as to improve environmental radiation monitoring,” and “I’d like to ask you to make the utmost efforts to preserve our environment and ensure public safety.”

[Dec. 30, 2019]
KINS signs Joint Research Agreement with KAERI
- To contribute to givng the public confidence in nuclear safety through the research cooperation in the nuclear safety field -

□ KINS announced that it signed the KINS-KAERI Joint Research Agreement on November 25 in the main meeting room of KINS.
○ As the KINS-KAERI Joint Research Implementation Agreement, which was signed in November 2017, was terminated in June 2019, the two parties revised the agreement so as to create more efficient and autonomous environments for joint research.
○ Based on the agreement, both institutes is to share major information and research results with each other with the aim of promoting safety in the nuclear and radiation fields and achieving world-class level technical capabilities.

□ KINS and KAERI are to pursue research cooperation especially in 10 major technical fields including Thermal Hydraulics and Nuclear Fuel; Severe Accident; Decommissioning and Spent Fuel; and Environmental Monitoring and Emergency Preparedness.

□ Son Jae Young, President of KINS, said, “we’ve recently seen increasing public interest and concerns over nuclear and radiation safety in the wake of several safety-related incidents,” and “we look forward to tangible improvement in safety of nuclear facilities as well as technical capabilities based on this agreement so that we can allay public concerns over nuclear hazards.”

[Oct. 26, 2017]
KINS participates in 2017 Science Festival
Participating in the Science Festival held in Daejeon on 21-24 October, 2017, KINS introduced its mission of nuclear and radiation regulation by providing Daejeon citizen with such interesting games as puzzle, roulette, animation, and photo zone.

[Sep. 08, 2017]
Mr. Lippy, chairman of ASME OM Standard Committee visit at KINS
Mr. Ronald C. Lippy, chairman of ASME OM Standard Committee paid a visit at KINS from 6th to 7th Sep. 2017.
He met with Mr. Sung, president of KINS and participated in a workshop to give a special lectrue titled 'ASME Operations & Maintenance(OM) Code Overview.