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Korea to plan to build four SMRs

Published: 20 Oct. 2024, 17:36

SHIN HA-NEE
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Park Sang-wook, presidential secretary for science and technology, speaks during a press briefing held at the presidential office in central Seoul on Sept. 26. [YONHAP]

Korea will include a plan to build four small modular reactors (SMRs) in the upcoming basic energy plan to be announced later this year, a senior presidential aide said Sunday.

Park Sang-wook, presidential secretary for science and technology, said in a television interview with public broadcaster KBS that the SMRs will be reflected in the 11th basic plan for electricity supply and demand.

SMRs are ready-to-install modular reactors that are smaller in size and power output compared with traditional nuclear reactors, allowing for more flexible and scalable deployment.

"To achieve the output equivalent to one large nuclear power plant, we need to group together about four SMRs, each with a generating capacity ranging from 170 megawatts to 350 megawatts," Park said during the interview.

Park highlighted SMRs as a next-generation growth driver and a key export product, expressing hope for bipartisan support for their inclusion in the upcoming energy plan.

Yonhap