Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Collaborates with Canadian Nuclear Research Institute on Spent Nuclear Fuel Technology

Jaehoon Jeong, President of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (sixth from the left), is posing for a commemorative photo after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for technical cooperation to secure dry storage technology for spent nuclear fuel and nuclear power plant decommissioning technology with the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) on the 14th.

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for technical cooperation to secure dry storage technology for spent nuclear fuel and nuclear power plant decommissioning technology with the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) on the 14th.

CNL is a Canadian nuclear research institution with extensive experience in interim storage technology for spent nuclear fuel and nuclear power plant decommissioning. Through this MOU, both parties plan to establish a cooperative system covering all aspects of post-nuclear power plant management, including ▲exchange of dry and wet storage technologies for spent nuclear fuel ▲exchange of experience and information on nuclear power plant decommissioning ▲training of personnel in the field of post-nuclear power plant management ▲technology exchange in research and development (R&D) fields.

With the cooperation between the two institutions, KHNP expects to not only strengthen its capabilities in related fields but also expand the scope of cooperation to various areas such as the development of 'long-term storage demonstration test technology for spent nuclear fuel,' which is being promoted as a government project.

This MOU was conducted for the first time by KHNP in a metaverse space, a three-dimensional virtual world. KHNP built the Gyeongju headquarters landscape and meeting room in the metaverse space and created avatars of the representatives and participants from both institutions to sign the MOU.

Jung Jae-hoon, President of KHNP, stated, "We expect that technical cooperation with CNL will enhance competitiveness in the fields of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear power plant decommissioning," adding, "We will make further efforts to grow KHNP into a comprehensive energy company leading the future global decommissioning market."

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