From Construction to Decommissioning, Establishing a Full-Cycle Industry-Academia-Research Cluster in the Nuclear Industry... Launch of Busan-Ulsan Revitalization Task Force

Announcement of Energy Industry Convergence Complex Revitalization Plan at First Inaugural Meeting on the 6th

Overview of the Task Force Composition.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Busan-Ulsan Energy Industry Convergence Complex Revitalization Promotion Team, which is responsible for fostering the nuclear power and nuclear power plant dismantling industries, will be launched.

The first meeting announcing the launch of the promotion team will be held at 2 p.m. on the 6th in the large conference room on the first floor of Busan City Hall.

The meeting will proceed with the appointment ceremony of the promotion team, election of the chairman of the revitalization promotion team, composition and operation plans, and presentation of measures to revitalize the nuclear power and nuclear power plant dismantling energy industry convergence complex.

The promotion team consists of 30 experts from various fields, including the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy covering the nuclear energy sector, Busan and Ulsan cities, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, Technopark, local research institutes and universities, and nuclear-related associations.

The promotion team will seek and plan various measures such as establishing a support system to activate the nuclear power and nuclear power plant dismantling industry cooperation cluster and discovering core projects linked with industry, academia, research, and government.

Additionally, it will play a role in knowledge exchange by discovering and planning various core projects for future cooperation cluster formation, fostering specialized personnel linked with local universities, attracting and supporting companies, and holding industry-academia-research-government forums.

An official from Ulsan City said, “Through the Energy Industry Convergence Complex Revitalization Promotion Team, we will receive broad expert advice to discover new projects such as corporate support, attracting specialized companies, and technology development, and create a related industrial ecosystem.”

The Busan-Ulsan Energy Industry Convergence Complex Cooperation Cluster was designated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in August 2020 as a focused industry on nuclear power and nuclear power plant dismantling industries, jointly by Busan and Ulsan cities.

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