History

• Residential referendum to secure the site of LILW (low and intermediate level radioactive waste) Disposal Facility (Gyeongju, Gunsan, Yeongdeok, Pohang)

  Nov. 02, 2005

  Classification	Gyeongju	Gunsan	Yeongdeok	Pohang
  Agreement	89.5%	84.4%	79.3%	67.5%

• Selected the final site of LILW Disposal Facility to Bongil-ri, Gyeongju

  Nov. 03, 2005

• Granted a Special Support Fund for the LILW Disposal Facility to Gyeongju City (300 billion KRW)

  May 09, 2006

• Determined the disposal method as a Underground Silo type for the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility

  June 28, 2006

• Hold the Support Committee and deliberated the Support Plan (draft) for the LILW Disposal Facility

  Apr. 18, 2007

• Hold groundbreaking ceremony for the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility site

  July 18, 2007

• Hold construction starting ceremony for the construction of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility

  Nov. 09, 2007

• Construction progress of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility : 18.03%

  Dec. 31, 2007

• Confirmed the official name as "WOLSEONG LOW AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL CENTER" for the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility

  Jan. 08, 2008

• Briefed on the construction status of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility for Yangbuk-myeon local residents

  Apr. 15, 2008

• Construction progress of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility : 61.42%

  Dec. 31, 2009

• Performed the first training program for radiation protection against disasters at Wolseong Center

  June 24, 2010

• Performed the first navigation of the exclusive radioactive waste transportation ship from Woljin to Wolseong site

  Nov. 16, 2010

• Received the first LILW(1,000 drums) from Woljin to Wolseong Center

  Dec. 24, 2010

• Construction progress of the 1st phaseLILW Disposal Facility : 72.24%

  Dec. 31, 2010

• Construction progress of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility : 86.62%

  Dec. 31, 2011

• Performed the on-site safety inspection on the LILW Disposal Facility by S&R of Finland, etc.

  June 25, 2012

• Completed the excavation of underground 6 silos (#1~6)

  June 25, 2012

• Construction progress of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility : 93.80%

  Dec. 30, 2012

• Construction progress of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility : 96.3%

  Aug. 31, 2013

• Construction progress of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility : 98.75%

  Dec. 13, 2013

• Construction progress of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility : 99.86%

  Apr. 30, 2014

• Completed the 1st phase construction of the LILW Disposal Facility

  June 30, 2014

• Acquired approval to use of the 1st phase LILW Disposal Facility

  Dec. 11, 2014

• First disposal of LILW into a silo in the LILW Disposal Facility

  July 13, 2015

• Completion Ceremony of the first phase of the LILW Disposal Facility

  August 28, 2015