Korea: Ranked 6th in atomic energy production

Korea is rising to become the sixth largest country in the world for nuclear energy production and nuclear technology for re-export to the US and France.

Korea is emerging as a pioneer in nuclear technology with a long-term atomic project and the second 10-year medium term will end at the end of 2006.

Map of Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant (Korea Standard Nuclear Power Plant-KSNP)

South Korea hopes, by the end of this year, Korea will be the sixth largest country in the world for nuclear energy production and nuclear technology to re-export to the US and France.

This project started in 1997 with an attempt to link the boundaries between advanced nuclear technology powers and the protection of core nuclear technology.

In 10 years, people have poured 1,272.4 trillion won into developing Korea-specific technology, which has turned the country into a country with advanced atomic energy.

Plant design and construction projects have come true with a 1 million kilowatt capacity of the Korea Standard Nuclear Power Plant (KSNP), 'the first factory to be commercialized in 1998'. and advanced water-cooled nuclear reactors (APWR) as planned to be completed in 2012 and 2013.

Previously, Korea depended on imported nuclear fuel for nuclear energy production, but Korea has been more proactive since it produced itself in the country.

Korean nuclear fuel supplied to commercial nuclear power plants and core components is exported to Westinghouse of the United States and Brazil's INB nuclear fuel cooperation.

Another highlight of this 10-year project is the introduction of 'advanced risk prevention prevention hot water circuit' (ATLAS) for the purpose of testing nuclear safety in new nuclear reactors and risks. Other potential ro related to many types of nuclear materials.

The Ministry of Science and Technology announced these highlights and many other achievements on Monday (April 17) in the form of a preliminary analysis of the project's 10-year contribution for the second time, and declared Korea has joined advanced countries when it entered the field of nuclear technology.

The ministry said it is also drafting a five-year project expected to begin next year to build two new long-term projects. The project will cost about 1 trillion won for research costs focused on developing new generation nuclear kiln technologies and studying the feasibility of exporting new technologies and products.