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Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future

I-NERI Bilateral Collaborations

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United States/Republic of Korea
May 2001
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) signed the first-ever bilateral I-NERI Agreement on May 16, 2001. Director for Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, William D. Magwood IV, signed the agreement for DOE. Dr. Chung-Won Cho, Director General of Korea's Atomic Energy Bureau, signed for MOST.

The agreement with Korea provides DOE and MOST with a venue to fund joint U.S.-Korean project teams whose proposals are selected on the basis of merit.

Director for Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, William D. Magwood IV, signed the agreement for DOE. Dr. Chung-Won Cho, Director General of Korea's Atomic Energy Bureau, signed for MOST.

Research and Development Areas of Collaboration

  • Advanced Instrumentation, Controls, and Diagnostics
  • Advanced Light Water Reactor (LWR) Technology
  • Advanced LWR Fuels and Materials Technology
  • LWR Safety Technology
  • Advanced LWR Computational Methods
  • Next-generation reactor and fuel-cycle technology
  • Innovative nuclear plant design
  • Advanced nuclear fuels and materials
  • Advanced Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor
  • Hydrogen Production by Nuclear Systems
  • Advanced Fuels and Materials Development
  • Super-Critical Water-Cooled Reactor Concepts

Abstracts of projects under this collaboration are listed in the Research Projects section.

Announcements

The United States and the Republic of Korea agree on Joint Nuclear Energy Research Project, December 2002. (Press Release)

First International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Agreement, May 2001.
(Press Release)

Agreements

Amendment to Annex V to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and The Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea for a Cooperative Laboratory Relationship on a Collaborative Project Supporting the International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI)
Agreement (PDF 632 KB)

United States and the Republic of Korea Agree on Joint Nuclear Energy Research Projects, May 2004
Agreement (PDF 2 MB)

Annex V to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea for a Cooperative Laboratory Relationship on a Collaboration Project Supporting the International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative, May 2001
Agreement (PDF 236 KB)
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