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Poor security of South Korea’s nuclear power system

safety-symbol-Smflag-S-KoreaMaking a mess of nuclear safety, Korea JoongAng Daily Nov 05,2014
Adding to the long list of scandals and mishaps in the nuclear reactor business, there was a serious security leak in 2012 and last year at two of the country’s plants. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, the security codes and passwords of 19 staff at the state-run Hanbit and Gori nuclear power stations were leaked to subcontractors.

The ministry conducted security checks on power stations across the nation following online media reports about the leak in September. It found that staff shared their log-in IDs and passwords for the internal computer system with subcontracted employees of radioactive waste management companies. Night shift staff should have escorted these people from outside during their work, but instead they gave their security codes away simply because they were lazy………

Nuclear power stations are a huge national security concern because of the apocalyptic consequences if they come under terrorist or other military attacks. They require stricter security and more vigilant safety management than other public facilities. But what the government investigation exposed was beyond excuse. The ministry and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power were not aware of the lax security and carelessness until the news report. ………http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2996911&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Conline

November 6, 2014 - Posted by | safety, South Korea

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