South Korea opens regulator training simulator
A ceremony was held today to mark the official opening of a new simulator for training nuclear regulatory personnel, the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety announced.A ceremony was held today to mark the official opening of a new simulator for training nuclear regulatory personnel, the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) announced.
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| The opening of the regulator training simulator (Image: KINS) |
The ceremony was attended by representatives of organizations including KINS, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power.
The simulator - based on the indigenously designed APR1400 reactor - was developed at a cost of KRW 75 billion ($66 million).
Regulatory workers will be able to take part in exercises in the simulator, which resembles the control room of a nuclear power plant. It will help them understand the main auxiliary systems of the plant, KINS said. The simulator will be used to strengthen the response capacity of regulatory personnel in the event of an emergency situation at a nuclear power plant.
KINS noted that it expects the simulator to be used for training not only Korean regulators, but also from those abroad.
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