Woori Technology Expands from Nuclear Power to SMRs... "Selected for Government Project Four Years in a Row"

Woori Technology, after recently expanding cooperation with Doosan Enerbility in the nuclear power sector, is now focusing on advancing technology related to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). On August 28, the company announced that it is currently working on a project after being selected for the fourth consecutive year for the "SMR Industrial Ecosystem Foundation Project," which is overseen by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Since 2021, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been running the SMR Industrial Ecosystem Foundation Project. The core of this initiative is to support nuclear power companies in pioneering overseas SMR markets by providing assistance for equipment performance testing and certification, technology analysis and verification, facility and equipment leasing and usage, and the utilization of SMR technology advisory experts.

Through this project, Woori Technology plans to localize core SMR technologies by verifying SMR MMIS (Man-Machine Interface System) DCS (Distributed Control System) devices. The company explained that it aims to complete a prototype DCS for SMRs within this year, which is expected to ensure product reliability.

In addition to this government project, the development of i-SMR (Innovative Small Modular Reactor) technology is also progressing smoothly. In May last year, Woori Technology signed an agreement with the Innovative Small Modular Reactor Technology Development Consortium to develop a standard platform for modular reactor MMIS safety systems. The company is currently designing and producing a prototype of a safety-grade protection system platform, with the ultimate goal of implementing a standard platform for innovative SMR MMIS safety-grade protection systems.

A company representative emphasized, "Through various government projects, we will localize key SMR control systems and establish a foundation for exporting SMRs overseas," adding, "We will solidify our position as the exclusive domestic supplier of nuclear power plant MMIS and contribute to the development of next-generation Korean SMRs."

Woori Technology is the only domestic supplier of nuclear power plant MMIS, and is expanding its business scope beyond large-scale nuclear power plants to include SMRs, which are gaining attention as a power source for next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Leveraging its exclusive nuclear power plant references, the company continues to participate in next-generation nuclear power development projects such as the "SMART Nuclear Power Plant" and the "SMR Alliance," playing a key role in the development of next-generation Korean SMRs.

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