Daejeon, a Hub of Nuclear Technology, Hosts the "2025 Nuclear Industry Win-Win Cooperation Exchange"

Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Exchange
Spreading Commercialization Achievements and Discussing Future Growth Strategies

Photo by Daejeon Technopark

An industry-academia-research collaboration event was held in Daejeon, a city renowned for its concentrated research capabilities and technological prowess in nuclear technology, to advance the integration platform for technological innovation that connects the nuclear industry with artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Daejeon Technopark hosted the "2025 Nuclear Industry Win-Win Cooperation Exchange" on December 9 at the Lotte City Hotel Daejeon, under the theme of advancing the nuclear industry technological innovation convergence platform. The event aimed to spread the achievements of technology commercialization by local nuclear small and medium-sized enterprises and discuss future growth strategies.

This event was organized as part of the "Daejeon Nuclear Small Business Growth Support Project." Over 100 participants, including small and venture businesses from the Daejeon region, experts from the nuclear sector in industry, academia, and research, as well as Daejeon city officials, attended and showed great interest.

Participants explored the future direction of the next-generation nuclear industry through invited expert lectures, presentations of outstanding corporate cases, and discussions on the creation of an AI-nuclear convergence ecosystem.

In the keynote lecture, Professor Jung Yongho of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) delivered a presentation on "The Direction of the Next-Generation Nuclear Industry through Building an AI-Nuclear Coupling Innovation Ecosystem."

Following this, Song Sujun, CEO of SN Co., Ltd., and Lee Juhyun, CEO of M1 International Co., Ltd., shared real-world business application cases and achievements realized through the support project, providing vivid field experiences.

During the panel discussion, participants focused on future strategies for the nuclear industry in the rapidly changing industrial environment, including energy transition, climate change response, and the proliferation of AI technology.

Attendees highlighted Daejeon's strengths, such as the concentration of research institutes, companies, and infrastructure in the Daedeok Research Complex. They reached a consensus on the need to further advance the regional nuclear industry convergence platform and establish a sustainable cooperation system.

Daejeon Technopark is currently promoting the "Daejeon Nuclear Small Business Growth Support Project" in cooperation with Daejeon City to support the commercialization of companies possessing nuclear technology. This year, the project supported 14 companies with prototype production and process improvement, leading to tangible results in market entry.

In particular, ENE Co., Ltd., a supported company, is accelerating its entry into the overseas small modular reactor (SMR) market by pursuing the supply of replacement facilities for aging nuclear power plants in Slovenia.

Kim Wooyeon, President of Daejeon Technopark, stated, "Daejeon is a city where research capabilities and technological strength in nuclear technology are concentrated. We will continue to advance the foundation for technology commercialization in the nuclear industry to drive the growth of local companies and proactively support Daejeon's strategic industries so that our city can rise as a leading economic hub."

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