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http://dx.doi.org/10.33778/kcsa.2019.19.3.043

A Study on Risk Assessments and Protection Improvement for Electric Power Infrastructures against High-altitude Electromagnetic Pulse  

Chung, Yeon-Choon (서경대학교 전자공학과)
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Convergence Security Journal / v.19, no.3, 2019 , pp. 43-50 More about this Journal
Abstract
In a hyper-connected society, electric power infrastructures and information and communication infrastructures are the core of critical national infrastructures. However, electric power infrastructure is very deadly to high-frequency nuclear electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) threats recently issued by North Korea, so the resilience through rapid recovery after attack is directly related to the survivability of our country. Therefore, electric power infrastructure should take precedence over any other key infrastructure, with preemptive protection measures and fast recovery plans. In this paper, the characteristics of the HEMP threats was examined, and the risks and effective major protection measures of the electric power infrastructures are discussed. In the future, it is expected that it will be able to help establish the direction of enactment and revision of legal schems related to the 'high power EMP infringement prevention' for Korea's electric power infrastructures.
Keywords
High-altitude electromagnetic pulse; HEMP; risk assessments; protection; fast recovery; electric power infrastructures;
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