Regulator To Review Standard Design For South Korean Small Modular Reactor

Country keen to develop domestic SMR flagship

Regulator To Review Standard Design For South Korean Small Modular Reactor

South Korea’s Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSCC) will begin a design review for a proposed Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) submitted by the country’s SMR Technology Development Project Group.

The NSCC said a meeting was held between the country’s nuclear regulators and developers including Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Korea Electric Power Engineering & Construction (Kepco) to kick off the review process.

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