Nuclear Safety and Security Commission

Director General for Planning & Coordination

Director for Planning & Finance

• Comprehensive management and coordination of matters belonging to the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) and its major plans
• Review and management of national tasks and instructions
• Operation/support of policy coordination meetings related to nuclear safety regulation
• Monitoring and performance assessment of the projects subject to the Korean Public Service Evaluation
• Establishment of mid to long-term financial plans
• Budget planning, adjusting and closing
• Matters related to performance plans and the evaluation of self-assessment of budgetary programs
• Comprehensive management of the work related to the National Assembly
• Publication of yearbooks and annual reports on nuclear safety
• Comprehensive management of safety and emergency; and establishment and operation of the emergency cooperation system with other relevant institutions
• Establishment, coordination and adjustment of plans for national emergencies
• Matters related to the civil defense force and reserve force at work
• Other matters that do not belong to other divisions under the Director General for Planning and Coordination

International Cooperation Division

• Establishment and implementation of international cooperation policies belonging to the NSSC
• Comprehensive management and coordination of the international cooperation work in the divisions of the NSSC
• Comprehensive management of writing national reports on nuclear safety
• Matters related to cooperation with international organizations
• Matters related to bilateral or multilateral cooperation
• Matters related to cooperation through the International Nuclear Regulators Association (INRA)
• Matters related to cooperation through the Top Regulators Meeting on Nuclear Safety among Korea, China and Japan (TRM)
• Matters related to exchanging and supporting nuclear safety technologies among countries
• Matters related to holding/supporting international conventions and meetings

Safety Communication Division

• Establishment and launch of PR plans for major policies
• PR and communication with the public about nuclear safety issues
• Management of information and situations related to the PR of the NSSC policies
• Cooperation with outside agencies for nuclear safety-related PR activities
• Publication and distribution of PR materials about nuclear safety; and support of overseas PR activities
• Comprehensive management, coordination and support of assessment on PR policies of the NSSC
• Support of and cooperation in the work related to media reporting or inquiries
• Support of and cooperation in the work related to media interviews, article contributions, and media appearances
• Announcement and briefings about the work and policies of the NSSC
• Matters related to supporting and operating the digital briefing
• Analysis and response to media coverage
• Comprehensive management, monitoring and evaluation of social media programs such as the designation and operation of an online spokesperson
• Provision of the information to the public and the residents near nuclear power plants

Administrative and Data Management Team

• Establishment and review of performance management plans and implementation plans
• Management of the organization and headcount
• Comprehensive management and support of the administrative affairs of the NSSC
• Matters related to updating and keeping information of government committees, government-run organizations and groups under the NSSC
• Development and selection of the Government 3.0 projects within the NSSC; review and monitoring of the progress of the projects; and performance management of the projects
• Comprehensive management of legal affairs such as enactment and revision of the laws belonging to the NSSC
• Matters related to administrative litigations and lawsuits
• Publication of booklets about the laws belonging to the NSSC
• Matters related to regulatory reforms and its regulatory review committee
• Establishment and implementation of basic plans on informatization
• Management and operation of the website, information networks and information systems
• Management of the architecture for information security, protection of personal information and information technologies
• Management of the statistics about nuclear safety

Director for Audit and Inspection

• Audit of the NSSC and institutions under the NSSC
• Management of results from outside agencies’ audits of the NSSC and the institutions under the NSSC
• Investigation and management of complaints and illegal actions
• Analysis of the causes of illegal actions and management of audit statistics
• Establishment and implementation of plans to establish work disciplines
• Establishment and implementation of the codes of conduct for the NSSC officials
• Registration and review of properties of the NSSC officials; and matters related to filing military records and checking conditions of employment restrictions
• Comprehensive management and filing of complaints and improvement of related policies
• Inspection and investigation of the cases involving violations of nuclear safety laws
• Comprehensive management of the investigation of accidents and incidents involving radiation and nuclear energy
• Collection and management of the information on accidents and incidents involving radiation and nuclear energy; and cooperation with other agencies
• Management of results of investigations on accidents and incidents involving radiation and nuclear energy
• Operation of the Nuclear Safety Ombudsman and support of its activities
• Investigation and handling of tip-offs filed with the Ombudsman and cooperation with other agencies
• Operation of the rewarding system of the Ombudsman
• Other matters related to orders from the Chairman of the NSSC to audit or investigate accidents or incidents involving radiation and nuclear energy

General Affairs Division

• Appointment, service, training, citing for personal merits, punishment, performance evaluation, rewards or other HR affairs of the NSSC officials
• Payment, pension, and welfare benefits of the NSSC officials
• Sending, receiving, and compiling documents and issuance and management of the official seal and log book
• Disclosure of administrative information, management of documents, and maintenance of administrative records
• Management of supplies, budget management, accounting, budget settlement, and management of national properties
• Matters related to security and staff working on duty
• Other matters that do not belong to other divisions of the NSSC

Nuclear Regulatory Bureau

Nuclear Safety Policy Division

• Matters related to setting the aims and directions of national nuclear safety policies
• Establishment of comprehensive nuclear safety plans, their implementation plans for each area, and project implementation plans for each year
• Establishment and adjustment of basic policies related to nuclear safety
• Comprehensive management, adjustment and coordination of policy research projects in the areas of nuclear safety
• Establishment and implementation of policies to manage severe accidents at nuclear power plants
• Improvement and revision of laws and policies related to nuclear safety
• Matters regarding the fact-finding survey on nuclear safety
• Investigation, analysis, planning and promotion of R&D projects on nuclear safety
• Matters related to securing and nurturing experts in the field of nuclear safety
• Matters related to raising awareness of and spreading nuclear safety culture
• Matters related to supporting the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety and the Korea Foundation of Nuclear Safety
• Operation of meetings of the commissioners; and formation and management of special committees under the NSSC
• Management and support of the site offices of the NSSC
• Comprehensive management and support of the Nuclear Safety Councils
• Other matters that do not belong to other divisions of the Nuclear Safety Policy Bureau

Nuclear Safety Division

• Safety inspection and follow-up actions of power-generating, research and training reactors, associated facilities and nuclear fuel cycle facilities.
• Periodic safety inspections of power-generating reactors and associated facilities
• Inspections of accidents and failures having occurred at power-generating, research and training reactors, associated facilities and nuclear fuel cycle facilities; rating; and follow-up measures
• Analysis of accidents and failures in and outside Korea and implementation of operation experience
• Administration of licenses for nuclear reactor operators (RO) and senior reactor operators (SRO)
• Qualification management of government officials carrying out inspections on the safety of nuclear facilities and of the staff of the institutions commissioned with inspection duties
• Matters related to the implementation of international agreements on nuclear safety
• Establishment of safety measures related to accidents at nuclear power plants and implementation of follow-up actions
• Matters related to preparedness plans for natural disasters that could possibly occur at power-generating, research, training reactors, associated facilities and nuclear fuel cycle facilities
• Safety regulation of closing and decommissioning of power-generating, research, training reactors, associated facilities and nuclear fuel cycle facilities

License Review Division

• Establishment and implementation of regulatory policies on quality assurance; and establishment and implementation of annual regulation plans for quality assurance
• Research and improvement of regulatory systems for quality assurance
• Quality assurance of power-generating, research and training reactors, associated facilities and nuclear fuel cycle facilities and follow-up actions
• Standard design certificate of power-generating reactors and associated facilities
• License issuance and permit for power-generating reactors and associated facilities
• Permit for research or training reactors and associated facilities
• Permit for the nuclear fuel cycle business
• Inspection of accidents and failures at power-generating, research, training reactors, associated facilities, and nuclear fuel cycle facilities during construction; their safety assurance inspection and follow-up measures
• Review and approval of reports on specific technology
• Review of the continued operation of power-generating reactors and associated facilities
• Matters related to the evaluation of the safety of power-generating reactors and associated facilities against natural disasters beyond design basis

Safety Standard Division

• Construction permit standards for power-generating, research, training reactors and associated facilities
• Matters related to operation license standards for power-generating, research, training reactors and associated facilities
• Matters related to the permit and designation standards for the nuclear fuel cycle business
• Matters related to the approval of the use of nuclear fuel materials and standards for reporting of the use
• Matters related to approval standards for the use of radioactive isotopes and radiation-generating devices
• Matters related to approval standards for radioactive waste storage, treatment and disposal facilities and related facilities
• Matters related to technical standards for the package and transport of radioactive materials
• Matters related to registration standards for agents of certified radioactive isotope users and dosimetry service providers
• Matters related to approval standards for reactors and nuclear facilities being developed
• Matters related to participation in establishing international nuclear safety standards and reflection and implementation of the standards into the domestic system
• Matters related to the establishment and management of nuclear safety standards

Advanced Nuclear Reactor Regulatory Division

• Establishment of policy and system for future reactor safety regulations including small modular reactors
• Preparation for safety regulation legislation for future reactors including SMR
• Establishment of mid-to-long-term plan to secure regulatory technologies for non-light water reactors such as Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor, and Very High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor
• Operation of pre-design review for future reactors including SMR
• Formation and Operation of a committee between the related ministries regarding pre-design review for future reactors including SMR
• Research, analyze, organize, and proceed with research and development projects based on safety and regulation for future reactors including SMR
• Support for the operation of the Regulatory Research Management Agency for SMR (RMAS)
• Matters on the standards for the construction permit and operation license of future reactor including SMR
• Construction permit and operation license of the future reactor including SMR
• Standard design approval for future reactors and reactors for export including SMR
• Approval of specific technological and topical reports on future reactors including SMR
• Pre-use inspection, vendor inspection, quality guarantee inspection and follow-up actions on future reactors including SMR
• Safety check, inspection, and follow-up actions on future reactors including SMR
• Participation in the establishment of international standards, reflection and application into the domestic environment regarding future reactors including SMR
• Besides, matters on safety and regulation that the Chairperson of the NSSC requires for future reactors including SMR

Radiation Emergency Bureau

Radiation Safety Division

• Establishment and adjustment of basic policies on radiation safety
• Revision and improvement of laws and systems related to radiation safety
• Survey, analysis, planning and launch of R&D projects on radiation safety
• Permit, supervision and safety regulation of production and use of radioactive materials, radioactive isotopes and radiation-generating devices.
• Matters related to design approval and inspections of radioactive equipment
• Matters related to guiding and inspecting the production and use of radioactive isotopes
• Registration and safety regulation of agents of certified radioactive isotope users and dosimetry service providers
• Establishment and adjustment of measures to prevent disability of radiation workers including radiation exposure management, training, and medical check-up
• Matters related to the establishment and operation of a comprehensive management system for radiation workers
• Matters related to guiding and supervising agencies commissioned with radiation safety management; and approval and revocation of commissioned tasks
• Safety regulation of transport, storage, treatment and disposal of radioactive materials
• Matters related to design approval and inspection of containers for the transport of radioactive materials
• Management of licenses of nuclear fuel material/ radioactive isotope material handlers and their supervisors, and special licenses for handlers of radioactive isotopes
• Matters related to the implementation of international agreements on radiation safety
• Establishment and operation of a monitoring system to track radioactive materials moving across national boundaries
• Other issues that do not belong to other divisions of the Radiation Emergency Bureau

Environmental Radiation Safety Division

• Establish and implement safety policies and systems related to environmental radiation
• Launch R&D projects related to environmental radiation
• Establishment and implementation of comprehensive plans and annual plans on environmental radiation
• Establishment and implementation of safety guidelines on environmental radiation; and development and operation of safety education programs
• Registration of dealers of source material according to the “Act on Protective Action Guidelines Against Radiation in the Natural Environment” Article 2 Paragraph 2, and of byproducts according to the aforementioned Act Article 3; and management of reported changes
• Disposal and treatment of byproducts or management of received reports on the recycling of byproducts
• Management of the distribution status of processed products according to “the Act on Protective Action Guidelines Against Radiation in the Natural Environment” Article 2 Paragraph 4 and follow-up actions to non-compliant products
• Matters related to safety measures for the staff working in the areas of environmental radiation
• Installation, operation, and management of radiation portal monitors at airports, seaports, and scrap metal handlers’ workshops
• Matters related to the investigation and analysis of abnormal levels of environmental radiation and follow-up actions
• Matters related to the management of the information on environmental radiation
• Site survey and analysis of the status of safety management of environmental radiation
• Designation and operation of agencies specialized in environmental radiation

Radioactive Waste Material Safety Division

• Establishment and operation of policies and systems related to the safety management of radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel
• Launch of R&D programs related to radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel
• Safety regulation of transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of radioactive waste; and transport and interim storage of nuclear spent fuel
• Licensing of radioactive waste storage, treatment, and disposal facilities, their subordinate facilities, facilities for interim storage of nuclear spent fuel and their subordinate facilities
• Safety regulation of operation, decommissioning and closing of radioactive waste storage, treatment, and disposal facilities, their subordinate facilities, facilities for interim storage of nuclear spent fuel and their subordinate facilities
• Design approval and inspection of transport container for radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel
• Implementation of international agreements on radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel

Nuclear Emergency Division

• Establishment, coordination, and adjustment of national and regional radiological emergency preparedness plans
• Coordination and adjustment of plans on the distribution and management of goods and gear stocked around nuclear facilities for resident protection from radiological emergencies
• Comprehensive management of nuclear emergency situations
• Comprehensive management and assessment of education and training on radiological emergency preparedness
• Establishment of the national radiological emergency medical treatment system; and designation and management of radiological emergency medical centers
• Evaluation of radiological emergency plans of nuclear facilities; and inspection of their ability to respond to radiological emergencies
• Establishment, implementation and review of plans to protect national infrastructures associated with nuclear energy
• Maintenance and management of emergency response organizations such as the National Emergency Management Committee
• Organization and operation of a committee to investigate a radiological emergency; and investigation of the disaster status
• Establishment of a nuclear liability system; and affairs related to the compensation agreement
• Environmental impact assessment of the areas near nuclear facilities; and monitoring and assessment of environmental radioactivity across the whole country
• Establishment and operation of a management system against accidents involving radiation leakage in neighboring countries
• Establishment of policies on physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities; and establishment of physical protection systems
• Matters related to the establishment and operation of physical protection councils at nuclear facilities
• Review and inspection of physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities; and related professional education and training
• Setting the threat assessment and design basis threat for nuclear facilities
• Establishment of cybersecurity security policies of nuclear facilities
• Establishment and implementation of plans to prevent and respond to radiological terrorism
• Establishment and implementation of plans to build a national nuclear security system
• Matters related to the implementation of international agreements on physical protection and radiological emergency management

Nuclear Safeguards & Export Control Division

• Establishment and implementation of policies regarding the global nuclear non-proliferation regime
• Establishment and implementation of national nuclear control plans and implementation of laws and policies
• Establishment and implementation of the policies about the safeguards of the IAEA and between other countries
• Professional training for nurturing nuclear safeguards experts
• Collection of and response to safeguards information and technology development
• Matters related to the control of import and export of nuclear materials and technology
• Support of the operation of the Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC)
• Matters related to the collection, analysis, research and development of technical information of nuclear materials that are designated as internationally regulated materials
• Matters related to the accountancy of nuclear materials
• Matters related to education programs on nuclear control
• Matters related to the implementation of agreements and conventions on nuclear non-proliferation and safeguards
• Detection and analysis of nuclear activities of neighboring countries
• Matters related to nuclear control between South Korea and North Korea

Nuclear Security Team

• Establishment of physical protection policies and systems for nuclear materials and facilities.
• Composition and operation of the Physical Protection Council for nuclear facilities
• Review, inspection, education, and training on physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities
• Settlement of risk assessment and design-based threats on nuclear facilities
• Establishment of cybersecurity policies and systems of nuclear facilities
• Establishment and implementation of countermeasures to prevent and respond to radioactive terrorism
• Establishment and implementation of a plan to establish a national nuclear security system
• Enforcement of the international conventions on physical protection

Regional Offices (Kori, Wolsong, Hanbit, Hanul, Saeul, and Daejeon)

• Matters related to on-site safety regulation of reactors, related facilities, nuclear fuel cycle facilities, radioactive waste storage, treatment, disposal facilities and associated facilities.
• Matters related to on-site regulation of nuclear materials, physical protection of nuclear facilities and emergency preparedness
• Matters related to communication with local governments and residents
• Operation of the Nuclear Safety Councils
• Other matters related to the management of the site office