Former lawmaker Yang Yi-won-young [Newsis]
Former lawmaker Yang Yi-won-young [Newsis]

Yang Yi-won-young, a former lawmaker widely regarded as one of South Korea's most prominent anti-nuclear voices, applied for a non-standing director seat at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power — the country's sole nuclear plant operator — but has since withdrawn her candidacy, according to sources.

Yang recently notified the company of her decision to pull out of the recruitment process, according to Newsis.

KHNP's executive recommendation committee launched a public recruitment drive on April 13 to fill two non-standing director positions. The committee recently selected a pool of 10 candidates — five times the number of vacancies — and forwarded the list to the Public Institutions Operation Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Yang's inclusion in that candidate pool only came to light afterward.

The nuclear industry raised repeated objections, arguing it would be inappropriate to appoint someone who had championed anti-nuclear policies to a board seat at KHNP.

KHNP's labor union escalated the dispute by sending a certified letter to Kim Sung-hwan, minister of the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, and warning of potential legal action.

"We express deep concern over any move to appoint former lawmaker Yang as a non-standing director of KHNP," the union said. "We will review whether relevant laws have been violated and take all legal measures available, including a criminal complaint."

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