"Here Lies Korea's Future Food Source" ... Oh Gyuseok, Gijang County Mayor, Visits 'Radioisotope Fusion' Project Site

Research, Development, and Commercialization of Isotope Production, Processing, and Productization in Southeast Region Industrial Complex

Expected to Become a Core of Radiation Medical Science Cluster Alongside Export-Oriented New Research Reactor

On the 3rd, Oh Gyu-seok, Mayor of Gijang County (second from the left), visited the planned site for the 'Radioisotope Utilization Research Center' in the Southeast Industrial Complex to check the progress of the major national project, 'Establishment of a Convergent Research Infrastructure for Radioisotopes.'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Oh Gyu-seok, the county governor of Busan's Gijang-gun, is actively monitoring the progress of the core project ‘Establishment of a Fusion Research Infrastructure for Radioisotopes’.

On the 3rd, Governor Oh visited the planned site for the ‘Isotope Utilization Research Center’ located in the ‘Southeastern Radiation Medical and Science General Industrial Complex’ to review the overall progress of the project.

The ‘Establishment of a Fusion Research Infrastructure for Radioisotopes’ project is a national initiative within the Southeastern Industrial Complex. It is a project to research and develop production, processing, and productization technologies using isotope raw materials produced by the ‘Export-oriented New Research Reactor’ scheduled to begin construction in April.

Additionally, to commercialize this, it is a key project within the Southeastern Industrial Complex focused on technology transfer and training specialized personnel.

With a total budget of 30.9 billion KRW, including 23.1 billion KRW in national funding, the project is being promoted mainly by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, in cooperation with Busan City.

To carry out the core tasks of the project, construction of the ‘Isotope Utilization Research Center’ within the Southeastern Industrial Complex is underway. The site covers 19,369㎡ with a total floor area of 4,800㎡, and construction is planned to start in the first half of this year.

While touring the center site, Governor Oh emphasized, “The Establishment of a Fusion Research Infrastructure for Radioisotopes project, along with the export-oriented new research reactor project, is a long-cherished and core pledge of Gijang-gun to create an advanced future knowledge industry.”

He added, “Please devote efforts to ensure the Isotope Utilization Research Center is completed promptly and plays a central role in the Southeastern Radiation Medical and Science Cluster.”

The Southeastern Industrial Complex, where the center will be located, covers an area of 1,478,772㎡ (approximately 450,000 pyeong) in Jang-an-eup, Gijang-gun, and is being developed by Gijang-gun with an investment of 321.1 billion KRW in local government funds.

Major national projects such as the export-oriented new research reactor development, heavy ion accelerator treatment center construction, and power semiconductor industrial cluster development are lined up, raising high expectations that Gijang-gun will emerge as a future ‘food source’ production base that enriches South Korea.

Governor Oh stated, “We will attract related companies to make Gijang the forefront base of South Korea’s 4th Industrial Revolution.”

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