Seoul National University and Pukyong National University Conduct 'Small Modular Reactor Simulator Training Program'

The Regional Talent Development Project Group of the Seoul National University University Alliance announced on the 10th that it conducted a 'Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Simulator Practice Program' for students of Pukyong National University.

Students from Pukyong National University participating in the 'Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Simulator Training Program.'
[Photo by Seoul National University]

This training was held over two days, on the 1st and 2nd of this month, targeting 12 undergraduate and graduate students from the Department of Mechanical Design Engineering at Pukyong National University. The program was conducted under the guidance of Professor Cho Hyung-kyu, a responsible professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Seoul National University, and Professor Yoo Dong-in from Pukyong National University.

The students learned about the safety of SMRs by simulating accidents such as 'loss of coolant accident and expected transients during reactor shutdown failure.' They practiced nuclear power plant startup to understand the operating principles of SMRs and visited Seoul National University's marine SMR inclined oscillation experimental devices, NEOUL-H and NEOUL-R, enhancing their understanding of actual nuclear research sites.

A student from the Department of Mechanical Design Engineering at Pukyong National University who participated in this training said, "Through the SMR simulator practice program, I had a valuable experience to more closely understand the concepts and systems of nuclear power plants that I had learned so far." He added, "Through this practice, I was able to intuitively feel that multilayered equipment and systems are used to prevent accidents and maintain safety in nuclear power plants. I think this program was very beneficial not only for mechanical engineering students but also for students in other engineering fields to understand nuclear power generation."

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