청정화력 발전분야 부품 검인증기관에 관한 고찰- 검인증기관의 형태와 역할을 중심으로 -

Component certification is an important element in creating clean thermalpower g enerati on s ystem, w hi ch a i ms t o i mprove a nd uti l i ze e xisti ng t hermalpower plants and introduce new technologies applied thereto. The certificationsystem can ensure the overall safety of the power generation sector byguaranteeing the reliability of components, and can also contribute to revitalizingthe component industry. Nevertheless, the current legal and institutional statusassociated with components, certification, and energy resources, is not sufficientto safely and efficiently carry out component certification. In particular, therewas no active discussion on the institutional improvements to establish thematerial and human basis of the certification authority as well as the legalnature of the certification authority. The government certification has certainadvantages, but it reveals harmful effects of monopoly, such as close relationbetween applicant and certification authority and corruption issues. On the otherhand, given the high possibility of the entry of private certification, although theprivate certification has the advantage of improving services through competition,but they also has the risks of insufficient facilities, financial problems, and lackof expertise. In this reality in order to create sound and systematic certificationsystem, it is necessary to clarify the existence and role of governmentdepartment to check and supervise these certification bodies (whether governmentor private certification) while resolving the current issues in each form of certification. The establishment of legal system on component certification in thefield of clean thermal power generation can lead to greater reliability ofcertification authority, and can help for the emergency of a certification bodywith global influence.