Sumary of (LEAD) Panel proposes legislation to better handle spent nuke fuel:
- SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) — An independent committee proposed on Thursday that legislation is needed to better handle and manage spent nuclear fuel as the issue has been a source of controversy over safety…
- The body under the industry ministry stressed a new law is necessary to proceed with the matter of building storage for spent fuel rods and other waste in a transparent and predictable way…
- The committee also said South Korea should set up an independent administrative body to monitor the management of waste, while helping play a role in narrowing differences among related parties…
- South Korea, whose energy consumption largely depends on nuclear power generation, has been struggling to map out a detailed blueprint for handling spent nuclear fuel as the country’s storage space for the waste is running out….