The issue of nuclear waste is a global one and its management is important to ensure the safety of water, soil, plants, animals and human health. Worldwide there are 32 countries in which the nuclear power plants operate, where the 441 nuclear reactors generate approximately 10% of global electricity. They must secure the correct management of nuclear waste. Korea can serve as a good example. There are 24 reactors, which provide about one-third of South Korea‘s electricity from 23 Gwe of plant. South Korea is among the world‘s most prominent nuclear energy countries, and exports its technology widely. It is currently involved in the building of the UAE‘s first nuclear power plant, under a $20 billion contract. The Korea Radioactive Waste Management Corporation (KRMC) was set up at the beginning of 2009 under the Radioactive Waste Management Act as an umbrella organization to resolve South Korea‘s waste management issues and waste disposition, and particularly to forge a high-level national consensus on waste. It is accountable to MOTIE. Until then, KHNP had been responsible for managing all its radioactive waste. In mid-2013 KRMC‘s name changed to the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD). The Atomic Energy Act of 1988 established the principle under which KHNP was levied a fee based on power generated to cover the cost of waste management and disposal. A fee was also levied on Korea Nuclear Fuel. The fees were collected by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MEST) and paid into the national Nuclear Waste Management Fund. A revised waste programme was drawn up by the Nuclear Environment Technology Institute (NETEC) and approved by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1998. These arrangements are superseded by KORAD, and KHNP now contributes a fee of KRW 900,000 (US$ 705) per kilogram of used fuel to KORAD. Used fuel is stored on each reactor site pending construction of a centralized interim storage facility, which is planned to be operational by 2035, eventually with 20,000 tonnes capacity. About 14,000 tonnes was stored at the end of 2015, onsite pool capacity being 12,000 tonnes, about half of both figures being for Candu fuel at Wolsong. Dry storage in MACSTOR/KN-400 modules is used for Candu fuel after six years of cooling in pools. Dry storage is also proposed for used fuel at other sites as pools at reactors reach capacity, notably Kori and Hanul/Ulchin.