Korea & the World (9) Nuclear Power in ROK 김 병 구

This Week in Brief 미국 11.2 총선 결과, 공화당 압승 – 하원, 주지사 과반수 확보 G20 서울 정상회담 준비, 확실한 결실 촉구 – 한미 FTA 최종 협상, 담판 단계 알카에다 폭탄 테러 시도 급증 – 미국행 화물기, EU 국가원수 공관 대상 흥남 철수작전 ( ) 60 주년 기념 – “ 매러디스 빅토리 ” 호, 피난민 14,000, 기네스북

Nuclear Power Status in Korea 20 units in operation, 8 units under construction – Kori, Wolsung, Ulchin, Yonggwang – Localization rate 85% in design, manufacturing, const. – Long term supply contract for uranium fuel Base load production, nuclear share 35% – Midnight electricity rate – Radwaste disposal site (Gyungju) National infrastructure well developed – High quality, low cost electricity (2% of GDP) – Essential element of the high-tech economy

Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility (Under construction) Younggwang 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Kori 1, 2, 3 & 4 Shin-Kori 1- 4 (UnderConstruction) Ulchin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Shin-Ulchin 1&2 (Under construction) Wolsong 1, 2, 3 & 4 Shin-Wolsong 1 & 2 (Under Construction) 20 units (17,716MW) 8 units (6,800MW) Nuclear sites in Korea 10

Nuclear Power Technical Self- reliance Design : plant, reactor system, core fuel Manufacturing : reactor, turbine components Construction : civil, mechanical, electrical Operation : O&M training Safety/regulatory : safety licensing Radwaste : treatment, disposal Local firms achieve commercial status

Korean Nuclear Program Status 20 NPPs in full commercial operation – Nuclear capacity rank #5 Technical self-reliance drive since 1980 – Best economy due to design standardization Supplying 40% of total nation’s electricity – High quality, low cost – Basis of high-tech green growth economy Nuclear industry : 2% of total GDP Export industry for the Nuclear Renaissance 30 Korean professional staff at the IAEA

Korean Nuclear Agencies Nuclear safety/research : MEST( 교과부 ) – R&D: KAERI ( 한국원자력연구원, 대덕 ) – Regulatory: KINS ( 원자력안전기술원, 대덕 ) Nuclear power/industry: MKE( 지경부 ) – Operation: KHNP( 한수원, 고리, 월성, 영광, 울진 ) – Design: KOPEC ( 전력기술, 수원 ) – Manufacturing: Doosan HI ( 두산중공업, 창원 ) – Fuel: KNF ( 핵연료주, 대덕 ) – Construction: Hyundai. Samsung, etc

Korean Nuclear Features Engine for economic development since ‘70s Transformed from coal to nuclear base load Simultaneous to NPP construction and technical self-reliance Solely for peaceful use since NPT (1975) N/S Joint Declaration of Denuclearization (1992) KEDO LWR construction at Kumho, NK Nuclear export opportunities for NPP, fuel

UAE 사업 의미  4X 세대 원전, 건설비 186 억 $  사상 최대 규모, 건설단가 ~$3,300/kW  추가 60 년 운전보수 계약 기대  3 사 국제경쟁입찰 프랑스 / 미국 / 한국  1987 년 미국 원천기술 도입 대상국  UAE 한국 선정 사유  “Proven safety and economy”  한국형 APR-1400 로형 처녀 수출  한 /UAE 핵확산 민감 지역  No reprocessing, no enrichment