Special Roundtable Discussion Presents Future Directions for Nuclear Industry Development

Participants attending the "Special Roundtable for the Win-Win Development of the Nuclear Power Industry Ecosystem" held on the 23rd at the Korea House in Seoul pose for a commemorative photo. (Photo by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power)

Participants attending the "Special Roundtable for the Win-Win Development of the Nuclear Power Industry Ecosystem" held on the 23rd at the Korea House in Seoul pose for a commemorative photo. (Photo by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced on the 23rd that it held a "Special Roundtable for the Win-Win Development of the Nuclear Power Industry Ecosystem" at Han-guk-ui Jip in Seoul.


About 30 participants attended the roundtable, including KHNP President Jeong Jae-hoon, experts from academia, industry, and research, representatives of partner small and medium-sized enterprises, and university students majoring in nuclear engineering.


They evaluated KHNP's achievements in efforts to develop the nuclear power industry ecosystem.


In the keynote presentation, Kang Jae-yeol, Vice Chairman of the Korea Nuclear Industry Association, presented the current status of the nuclear power industry ecosystem.


Following this, Lim Seung-yeol, Head of KHNP's Nuclear Power Export Division, gave a presentation on the progress of nuclear power export projects, explaining plans to thoroughly prepare for the Czech nuclear power plant bidding.


Lim also introduced recent successful cases of overseas exports of equipment by small and medium-sized enterprises, including winning bids to supply nuclear power plant equipment in Romania and Slovenia.


Choi Deuk-gi, Head of KHNP's Nuclear Power Decommissioning Division, presented prospects for the nuclear power plant decommissioning business.


Park Sang-hyung, Head of KHNP's Digital Innovation Promotion Team, announced plans for new digital nuclear power businesses, expressing determination to pioneer new markets and businesses to create future growth engines.


During the general discussion, experts from academia, industry, and companies engaged in discussions on the win-win development of the nuclear power industry ecosystem.


University students majoring in nuclear-related fields also attended, showing great interest in the future development direction of the nuclear power industry.



President Jeong said, "We will continue to communicate and cooperate with experts in various fields to unite efforts for the win-win development of the nuclear power industry ecosystem. We will actively discover and promote new growth engines through pioneering new markets and businesses."


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