ACT ON THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION ON NUCLEAR POWER SUPPLIERS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION IN THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is create a sound foundation for the nuclear power industry by prescribing matters concerning obligations with which nuclear power suppliers, etc. should comply while engaging in business and the Government's control and supervision thereover.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows:

1. The term "nuclear power industry" means the industry related to the production of electricity using nuclear power plants; the design, construction, maintenance, dismantlement, or exportation of nuclear power plants, or the production and supply of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants;

2. The term "nuclear power supplier" means a person who carries out the business of generating electricity using nuclear power plants among electricity generation business operators under subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Electric Utility Act;

3. The term "relevant business operator" means a person prescribed by Presidential Decree, who carries out all or part of the business of designing, constructing, maintaining, dismantling, or exporting nuclear power plants or the business of producing or supplying nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants;

4. The term "public institution generating electricity by nuclear power" means an institution designated as a public institution pursuant to the Act on the Management of Public Institutions among nuclear power suppliers and relevant business operators;

5. The term "collaborative company" means a person who supplies goods or services to public institutions generating electricity by nuclear power, or perform construction work under subcontract from public institutions generating electricity by nuclear power, who is a relevant business operator other than a public institution generating electricity by nuclear power.

Article 3(Responsibilities and duties of government) #

The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall formulate and implement policies necessary to create a sound foundation for the nuclear power industry, and faithfully exercise control and supervision over nuclear power suppliers and relevant business operators (hereinafter referred to as "nuclear power supplier, etc.") under this Act. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

ACT ON THE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION ON NUCLEAR POWER SUPPLIERS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION IN THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Responsibilities and duties of government) #

Article 4(Responsibilities and duties of nuclear power suppliers, etc.) #

Article 5(Relationship with other Acts) #

Article 6(Management of purchase and contracts) #

Article 7(Organization and human resources management) #

Article 8(Management of nuclear power facilities) #

Article 9(Communication with and participation of people) #

Article 10(Application to public institutions generating electricity by nuclear power) #

Article 11(Cooperation among public institutions generating electricity by nuclear power) #

Article 12(Responsibility among public institutions generating electricity by nuclear power) #

Article 13(Ethical code of conduct) #

Article 14(Registration of property of executives and employees) #

Article 15(Restrictions that prohibit executives and employees from getting employment) #

Article 16(Prohibition of unfair provision or use of information) #

Article 17(Prohibition of for-profit business) #

Article 18(Restrictions that prohibit collaborative companies from performing acts) #

Article 19(Ethical audits) #

Article 20(Formulation of operational plan) #

Article 21(Supervision over implementation) #

Article 22(Examination on observance of obligations) #

Article 23(Nuclear Power Industry Policy Council) #

Article 24(Submission of reports and documents) #

Article 25(Corrective measures) #

Article 26(Entrustment of affairs) #

Article 27(Penalty surcharges) #

Article 28(Collection of penalty surcharges and recovery of unpaid penalty surcharges) #

Article 29(Legal fiction as public officials in application of penal provisions) #

Article 30(Penalty provisions) #

Article 31(Aggravated punishment) #