Naju City Launches Full-Scale Effort to Attract Artificial Sun Research Facility

Focusing on Attracting the Artificial Sun Research Facility
Cooperation Among South Jeolla Province, Naju City, and Hwasun County

Sanggu Kang, Deputy Mayor of Naju City (second from left), and Jeonghoon Shin, Chairman of the Administrative Safety Committee (left), discussed strategies for attracting an artificial sun research facility on the 11th. Provided by Naju City

Naju City in South Jeolla Province has launched a full-scale effort, together with South Jeolla Province and Hwasun County, to attract an "artificial sun research facility" that will lead the era of future clean energy.

According to Naju City on October 14, Deputy Mayor Sanggu Kang recently attended a meeting of the Democratic Party’s Naju-Hwasun Regional Committee, where he explained strategies for attracting the artificial sun research facility and discussed ways to cooperate.

At the meeting, Jeonghoon Shin, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Administrative Safety Committee (representing Naju City and Hwasun County in South Jeolla Province), emphasized, "The artificial sun research facility is a core project that could change the fate of South Jeolla Province," and stressed that "it must be attracted through organic cooperation between the party and local governments."

The "artificial sun" is a next-generation clean energy technology that produces large-scale fusion energy using hydrogen from seawater as fuel, without emitting greenhouse gases.

It is attracting attention as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels such as oil and coal, and is considered a safe power generation method because it immediately stops operating if the fuel supply is cut off, eliminating the risk of explosion.

Naju City is already recognized as the optimal location for the artificial sun research facility, with an established foundation for fusion research, site safety, and industrial connectivity.

The city has secured a site with excellent geological safety and residential conditions, and is the first among local governments nationwide to take the lead in the "superconducting conductor test facility construction project," one of the eight core technologies for the artificial sun, which is currently underway.

In addition, Naju City is expanding its technological cooperation base through ongoing exchanges with academia and industry related to fusion research.

Deputy Mayor Sanggu Kang stated, "Fusion is a next-generation industry in which Korea can lead the world, just like semiconductors," adding, "As a hub of the energy industry, Naju is a city with the optimal conditions to attract the artificial sun research facility."

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