Ep 151: KunMo Chung - Professor, Graduate School of Science Policy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Published: April 22, 2019, 3:29 p.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Why nuclear power was important to building South Korea's economy 
  • How standardizing nuclear reactor development led to the success of the OPR and APR-1400 reactors
  • Why South Korea’s partnership with ABB-Combustion Engineering has been so successful
  • How South Korea is helping the United Arab Emirates develop their own nuclear power plan
  • Why uniting utilities under one umbrella might be the best way to cut costs in the nuclear power industry
  • How South Korea is helping Kenya develop into a medium-level industrialized nation by 2030