Naju in Jeollanam-do Selected as Candidate Site for Artificial Sun Research Facility Project

Naju Selected as Top Candidate,
Beating Out Gunsan and Gyeongju

Kim Youngrok, Governor of Jeollanam-do, is posing for a commemorative photo with officials from Jeollanam-do and Naju City at the provincial office, expressing a strong intention to host the site before the presentation evaluation for the 'Artificial Sun (Nuclear Fusion) Research Facility Site Contest' held on the 21st at the Korea Research Foundation in Daejeon. Provided by Jeollanam-do

Naju City in Jeollanam-do has been selected as the top candidate site for the Ministry of Science and ICT's artificial sun (nuclear fusion) research facility project.

According to Jeollanam-do and other sources on November 24, three local governments-Naju, Gunsan in North Jeolla Province, and Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province-competed to host the research facility through this project.

As a result of the selection process, Naju was chosen as the candidate site. Naju is considered an optimal location for a large-scale national research facility due to its flat and stable granite-based land, with no record of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or landslides over the past 50 years. In particular, Naju can provide more than 1 million square meters of land-over twice the 500,000 square meters required by the government-and is also recognized for its potential for further expansion, given its proximity to the national energy industrial complex and other surrounding areas.

Meanwhile, the 1.2 trillion won artificial sun project is drawing attention as a game changer that could replace depleting fossil fuels and serve as a future energy source for achieving carbon neutrality, as it can generate energy equivalent to 8 tons of oil from just 1 gram of hydrogen.

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