New Start, New Standard
Future nuclear power plant
Future nuclear power plant
Future nuclear power plant
At KEPCO E&C, we are conducting research on core technologies for fourth-generation and next-generation nuclear power plants, which will lead the future energy market. We are also developing fundamental technologies for more eco-friendly nuclear power plant operations such as clean hydrogen production using nuclear energy and efficient energy utilization. In addition, KEPCO E&C is spearheading the development of technologies including passive safety system design, flexible nuclear power plant operation in conjunction with renewable energy, and innovations to meet enhanced safety requirements.
Development of the 4th generation sodium-cooled fast reactor system (completed)
- Establishment and development of the secondary system key technologies for sodium-cooled fast reactor
- Development of the methods for reducing the toxicity of spent nuclear fuel and its treatment and disposal
- Preparation of the preliminary safety analysis report and specific design safety analysis report
Development of the passive cooling system (completed)
- Development of the core technologies for designing a passive cooling system operating on natural forces
- Application of the passive cooling system to the new reactor model iPOWER(Innovative-Passive Optimized World-wide Economical Reactor, an advanced safety-enhanced pressurized water reactor)
- Integrated conceptual layout of the passive safety system
Development of the offshore floating block-type SMR system (in progress)
- Development of the core technologies for the secondary system of KEPCO E&C's indigenous SMR
- Development of a marine nuclear system integrating nuclear power and shipbuilding & offshore engineering technologies
- Development of thermal energy storage and utilization technologies linked to nuclear and renewable energy
- PAFS Passive Auxiliary Feedwater System
- PCCS Passive Containment Cooling System
- PECCS Passive Emergency Core Cooling System
- PMCCS Passive Molten Core Cooling System