2015SMART Partnership with Saudi ArabiaIn 2015, KAERI and the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) signed an agreement to perform SMART Pre-Project Engineering. It was successfully completed in 2018.
2014Won a bid to upgrade the Hoger Onderwijs Reactor (HOR) of the NetherlandsWon the bid to install a cold neutron testing facility for HOR, operated by Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
2012Led the international project on high-density, low-enriched uranium fuel, thus contributing to international nuclear security by sharing centrifugal atomization technology to minimize the use of high-density, low-enriched uranium fuel by research reactors
2012Acquired standard design approval for SMART reactor which places primary components in a single leak-tight pressure vessel. Succeeded in obtaining first-ever standard design approval for an integrated reactor.
2011Developed high power proton linear acceleratorBecame the third country in the world, following the United States and Japan, to develop a high power proton linear accelerator capable of accelerating beams to 100 Mev (20 mA).
2001Developed new radiopharmaceutical Milican InjDeveloped new radiopharmaceutical using holmium-166 to treat liver cancer without medical surgery (first new radiopharmaceutical in Korea).
1990 ~ 1999
Feb. 15, 1990Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety separated into an independent institute
Dec. 16, 1996Reactor system, nuclear fuel, and radioactive waste projects transferred to industries
1996Developed the Korean Standard Nuclear Power PlantDesigned the Nuclear Steam Supply System, a key component of the Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant (OPR1000), to reflect circumstances unique to Korea and to reduce dependence on foreign technology.
1995Constructed HANARO research reactorDesigned and constructed a multi-purpose research reactor, HANARO, for uses of neutrons, isotope production, semiconductor production, etc. HANARO is ranked among the world’s top 10 research reactors in terms of size (neutron flux).
1980 ~ 1989
Dec. 19, 1980Institutional Name changed to Korea Advanced Energy Research InstituteMerged with Korea Nuclear Fuel Development Institute
Dec. 30, 1989Original name of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute restored
1988Localized nuclear fuel for light-water reactorAchieved localization of nuclear fuel for light-water reactorsaccounting for most reactors in Korea. Established a system to supply locally produced nuclear fuel to all reactors.
1987Localized nuclear fuel for heavy-water reactorAchieved localization and mass production of heavy-water reactor fuel, which was previously imported from Canada. Paved the way towards achieving self-reliance in nuclear energy by supplying nuclear fuel to four units of heavy-water reactors, including Wolseong Unit 1.
1959 ~ 1979
Feb. 17, 1973Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (government-funded research institute) establishedMerging the Atomic Energy Research Institute, Radiological Research Institute, and Radiation Research Institute in Agriculture
Dec. 1, 1976Korea Nuclear Fuel Development Institute established
Feb. 3, 1959Atomic Energy Research Institute (national research institute) established
May 10, 1972Completed construction of research reactor TRIGA-Mark Ⅲ
