150 Nuclear Experts Gather in Busan... Accelerating Clean Hydrogen Use with Nuclear Power

Special Event at the Climate Industry International Expo

On the afternoon of the 25th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will hold the 'International Nuclear Clean Hydrogen Business Forum' at BEXCO in Haeundae-gu, Busan, together with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Hydrogen Convergence Alliance (H2K).

Held as a special event of the World Climate Expo (WCE), this forum will focus on the theme "The Role and Challenges of Nuclear Hydrogen for Achieving Carbon Neutrality," with over 150 domestic and international experts from academia, industry, and research institutions attending, including the Nuclear Energy Agency under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

Recently, major countries such as the United States and the European Union (EU) have included hydrogen produced using nuclear power in the clean hydrogen category and have either established or are reviewing support measures. The Ministry explained that Korea plans to introduce a clean hydrogen certification system next year based on carbon emissions, and nuclear hydrogen is expected to be included in the clean hydrogen category.

The 'Korea Energy Show' seminar held last year at KINTEX in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Energy Agency
[Photo by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy]

Given Korea's conditions of insufficient renewable energy, producing clean hydrogen linked to nuclear power plants is important. Based on the "Nuclear Clean Hydrogen Production Infrastructure Research," which Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power started in April last year and plans to complete by March 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy plans to promote demonstration and commercialization of nuclear hydrogen production. Nuclear hydrogen is expected to contribute not only to economic feasibility but also to strengthening energy security, and it is anticipated to enable the export industrialization of hydrogen production plants linked to nuclear power plant exports.

Kang Kyung-sung, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said, "Over the past year, we have abolished the nuclear phase-out policy and normalized nuclear policies, revitalizing our world-class nuclear industry," adding, "We will spare no effort in necessary policies and support to ensure that there is no gap in the production and utilization of nuclear hydrogen as in the past."

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