NEA Director‑General Mr William D. Magwood, IV, and senior staff visited Korea in November for a series of speaking engagements and meetings with various institutions, including the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), the Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC) and the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD).
On 25 November, Mr Magwood delivered a keynote speech and chaired a panel discussion on public acceptance at KORAD's 6th International Symposium on Safety Improvement & Stakeholder Confidence in Radioactive Waste Management. The NEA was also represented at the symposium by Ms Yeonhee Hah, Head of the NEA Division of Radiological Protection and Human Aspects of Nuclear Safety, and Ms Rebecca Tadesse, Head of the NEA Division of Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning, who participated in sessions on decommissioning and high‑level waste management.
While in Korea, the NEA delegation visited the KAERI facilities and made progress on preparations for the joint NEA/KAERI workshop on disruptive technology to be held in May 2020.