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Professor Hwang Ju-ho of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Kyung Hee University, appointed as the new president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power.
[Photo by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power]

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] Lee Chang-yang, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, has recommended the appointment of a new president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to President Yoon Seok-yeol. The KHNP president is expected to be replaced as early as next week.

According to related ministries on the 20th, Minister Lee recommended Professor Hwang Ju-ho of Kyung Hee University's Department of Nuclear Engineering as the candidate for KHNP president to President Yoon on the afternoon of the 19th. Upon President Yoon's approval, Professor Hwang will be appointed as the new president of KHNP.

Earlier, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy notified KHNP of Professor Hwang's nomination as president on the 18th. Subsequently, KHNP held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on the morning of the 19th and passed a resolution to appoint Professor Hwang as the new president.

Professor Hwang is regarded as the top expert on spent nuclear fuel in South Korea. After graduating from Seoul National University’s Department of Nuclear Engineering in 1982, he went to the United States to study and earned his master's and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has served as the director of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology and chaired the 'Spent Nuclear Fuel Public Deliberation Task Force (TF)' within the Conflict Management Committee of the National Energy Committee. He is recognized for contributing to the development of the domestic nuclear power industry by participating in various advisory committees across both public and private sectors.

He also has ties with KHNP. Since 2019, Professor Hwang has served as co-chair of the KHNP Innovation Growth Committee alongside current president Jeong Jae-hoon. Last year, he also chaired the KHNP Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee.

KHNP is reportedly proceeding with internal procedures to hold the inauguration ceremony for the new president next week. This means Professor Hwang could begin his term as early as next week. The term for the KHNP president is three years, with the possibility of annual renewal based on management performance evaluations.

Meanwhile, this is the first time in 10 years that a non-Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy official has been nominated as KHNP president. Since 2012, the position has been continuously held by officials from the Ministry.

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