The 2050 Mid-to-Long-Term Nuclear Industry Roadmap Includes 'K-Nuclear Industry Sales, Employment Targets, and Achievement Plans'

3rd Meeting of the TF for Establishing the '2050 Mid-to-Long-Term Nuclear Power Industry Roadmap'

The government plans to present targets for domestic nuclear power industry sales and job creation in the '2050 Mid-to-Long-Term Nuclear Power Roadmap.'

On the 29th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it held the 3rd meeting of the task force (TF) dedicated to establishing the 2050 Mid-to-Long-Term Nuclear Power Roadmap, chaired by Second Vice Minister Choi Nam-ho at the Coal Hall.

Exterior view of Shin Hanul Units 1 and 2. (File photo)

At the meeting, 16 experts from industry, academia, and research institutes in the nuclear sector, who are TF members, attended to discuss the goals and implementation strategies of the 2050 Mid-to-Long-Term Nuclear Power Roadmap.

An official from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy stated, "TF members emphasized that, following the global trend of expanding nuclear power utilization, the overseas nuclear power market is expected to grow significantly in the near future. Therefore, it is time for domestic companies to actively invest and strengthen capabilities across all areas, including reactor design, equipment manufacturing, and construction." He added, "There was a shared opinion that policies must be prepared to support this."

Reflecting these TF opinions, the ministry plans to present a vision including targets for domestic nuclear power industry sales and job creation by 2050, and to prepare a comprehensive roadmap within the year that includes ▲establishing a future-oriented Nuclear Power Policy 4.0 ▲becoming a leading country in Small Modular Reactors (SMR) ▲advancing the fundamentals of the nuclear power industry ▲and export industrialization strategies.

Vice Minister Choi said, "Along with the roadmap establishment, the draft bill for the 'Special Act on Support for the Nuclear Power Industry (tentative name)' is also in its final stages." He added, "Through the special act, we will establish a foundation to implement the roadmap as a legally mandated basic plan without wavering."

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