Comparison of National Policies in Germany, France and Taiwan to reduce Nuclear Energy

In this point of view, the example of German decision making to phase out nuclear energy in which the two-way approach of technical discussions and social value discussion was executed can be a reference. It is important for experts to examine objectively about the safety of nuclear power plants, power demand and supply measures, cost problems, environmental problems, and so on, as well as it seems that social and ethical consideration should be accompanied by whether the 'risk' within nuclear energy can be acceptable to the public socially. In the case of the construction of Shin Kori Unit 5 and Unit 6, a nation-wide public consultation which French Government conducted in 2013 for energy transition, can be a measure to gather public opinions. In addition, even though it was not applied as a policy, a referendum in Taiwan can be another method. However, reflecting the lessons of the cases in Taiwan, there must be a more rational process taking account of the effectiveness of the voting result. In order to ensure and maintain the highest expertise of nuclear energy-related organizations, it is necessary to work closely with government, institutions and universities to recruit talented personnel and prepare adequate educational programs. Although many factors of energy policies such as public acceptance on energy use, geographical environment, power supply and demand situation, degree of development of alternative energy technology, investment resources, etc., are different from other countries, there is a lot of time to completely shut down all NPPs in Korea. This paper has significance in that, with references to problems arising during the policy promotion process and countermeasures of other countries, we have to properly benchmark according to our circumstances, in order to realize stable and successful energy transition.