‘Eco-ga Green Sesang’… Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters Opens ‘Future Energy Exhibition Hall’ at National Busan Science Museum

Innovative Small Modular Reactors and Smart Net-Zero Cities Present Future Energy Vision

Opening Ceremony on the 19th Attended by Lee Junseung, Deputy Mayor of Busan, and Jeong Jongbok, Mayor of Gijang County

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters (Head Lee Sang-wook) opened the Future Carbon Neutral City (SSNC, i-SMR Smart Net-zero City) exhibition hall at the National Busan Science Museum's permanent exhibition hall located in Gijang-gun, Busan, and held an opening ceremony on the 19th.

The Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters held the opening ceremony of the future carbon-neutral city exhibition hall, "Eco-ga green World," at the National Busan Science Museum on the 19th. Lee Joon-seung, Deputy Mayor of Busan (3rd from the left in the front row), Jeong Jong-bok, County Governor (2nd), Hwang Pan-sik, Director of R&D Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT (4th), Song Sam-jong, Director of the National Busan Science Museum (5th), Lee Sang-min, Vice President of Technology at KHNP (6th), and Lee Sang-wook, Head of Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters at KHNP (8th) are taking a commemorative photo after the opening ceremony. Provided by Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters

About 30 officials attended the opening ceremony, including Lee Jun-seung, Deputy Mayor of Busan, Jeong Jong-bok, Mayor of Gijang-gun, Hwang Pan-sik, Director of R&D Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, Song Sam-jong, Director of the National Busan Science Museum, Lee Sang-min, Vice President of Technology at KHNP, and Lee Sang-wook, Head of Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters at KHNP, to celebrate the establishment of the new exhibition hall and tour the exhibition facilities.

The Future Carbon Neutral City exhibition hall, named ‘Ecoga green (Green) World,’ showcases an advanced future energy city realized through the innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR).

The exhibition hall features a futuristic energy city with various attractions such as four robotic arms and flying robots, and it is characterized by easily explaining complex concepts like carbon neutrality, i-SMR, and Smart Net-zero City through animation formats featuring characters that tell the story.

Event attendees are touring the exhibition hall. Photo by Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters

This exhibition hall was created through collaboration between KHNP’s Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters and the National Busan Science Museum to inform future generations about the necessity of clean and safe energy and to present sustainable energy solutions based on the latest technology.

Lee Sang-min, Vice President of Technology at KHNP, said, “The establishment of this exhibition hall will be an important opportunity to inform that nuclear technology plays a crucial role not only in power supply but also at the center of the climate crisis and energy transition,” adding, “The Gori Nuclear Power Headquarters will continuously support various activities to enhance science education for local children and youth.”

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