• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2018

As a result of the Fukushima disaster and climate change due to excessive greenhouse gases, international energy affairs are currently focused on establishing safe and environment-friendly policies. To achieve this, Republic of Korea has established a plan for environment-friendly energy supplies. It is expected that policy enforcement will be accompanied by an increase in energy supply costs. An analysis of energy supply costs is necessary before the establishment of any national energy policy. This paper analyzes and compares the energy supply costs accompanying environmental and nuclear energy policies, based on the Korean National Energy Master Plan and the Basic Plan for Long-Term Electricity Supply and Demand, in order to understand the implications of these national energy policies.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.92-115
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• 2016

This paper presents how Korea succeeded in developing an indigenous nuclear power plant model over fifty years. Long-lasting national R&D for technical progress and the Korean government for managerial process were the two pillars in the build-up of indigenous Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) technological capabilities. The concept of technological capabilities is used to examine its evolutionary process with a qualitative and longitudinal approach. The government had a developing country ambition to formulate a strategic plan for technical self-reliance on nuclear power plant while establishing the country’s institutions and organization structure for the plan. Under the government leadership, it was national R&D that led to the resolution of a good number of technological problems, efficiently, by absorbing imported technologies and effectively adapting them to local circumstances.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2022

The renewable energy based MG is becoming one of the prominent solutions for greenhouse gas and constructing less power lines. However, how to procure the economics of MG considering the CO₂ emission and utility network impact is one of major issues as the proportion of renewable resource increases. This paper proposes the feasibility study scheme of campus MG and shows that the LCOE and CO₂ emission can be reduced by utilizing the excess power and introducing hydrogen system and plus DR. For this, the three cases: (a) adding the PV and selling excess power to utility, (b) producing and selling hydrogen using excess power, and (c) participating in plus DR are considered. For each case, not only the topology and component capacity of MG to secure economic feasibility, but also CO₂ emission and utility network effects are derived. If an electrolyzer with a capacity of 400 kW participates in plus DR for 3,730hours/year, the economic feasibility is securable if plus DR settlement and hydrogen sale price are more than 7.08¢/kWh and 8.3USD/kg or 6.25¢/kWh and 8.6USD/kg, respectively. For this end, continuous technical development and policy support for hydrogen system and plus DR are required.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.226-236
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• 2022

Background: An effective communication strategy for reducing conflicts in South Korea has been designed through the analysis of public perception and communication variables on nuclear power under the conditions of rapidly changing nuclear power policies. Materials and Methods: This study conducted both qualitative research through group discussions based on social psychology and quantitative research through surveys. Results and Discussion: Nuclear power plant (NPP) area residents in favor of nuclear power indicated higher levels of communication, safety perception, and contribution than those against it. NPP area residents trusted the civilian expert groups (18.3%) and local government (17.3%) the most, while metropolitan city residents trusted the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission and the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (20.7%) the most. In determining nuclear power policy, both the NPP area residents (18.1%) and metropolitan city residents (17.1%) prioritized safety, health, and the environment. While metropolitan city residents thought that energy security and economic growth (16.4%) were important, NPP area residents thought the current issue of spent fuel rods (14.1%) to be important. Conclusion: It is necessary for the nuclear power industry to have and actively implement communication and conflict resolution strategies based on the patterns obtained in the study results.

• 기술사
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2011

Nuclear energy in Korea began in 1958, when the Korea's atomic energy act was formulated and the relevant organizations were founded. Since then, notwithstanding the two catastrophe like TMI and Chernobyl accident, Korea made a wise decision to expand the peaceful uses of the nuclear energy as well as to localize the essential nuclear design technology of fuel and nuclear steam supply system. This decision resulted in the success of export of nuclear power plants as well as research reactor in 2010s. The Korea's nuclear policy, which well utilized 'international crisis in nuclear business' as 'opportunity of Korea to get. nuclear technology', is believed nice policy as a role model of nuclear new-comer countries. Based upon the success story of localization of nuclear technology, Korea had an eye for a niche market, which was a basis of development of SMART, Korea-made integral PWR. The operation of a SMART plant can sufficiently provide not only electricity but also fresh water for 100,000 residents. Last two years, Korea's nuclear industry team led by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute completed the standard design of SMART and applied to the Korea's regulatory body for standard design approval. Now the Korea's licensing authority is reviewing the design with the relevant documents, and the design team is doing its best to realize its hope to get the approval by the end of this year. From next year, the SMART business including construction and export will be explored by the KEPCO consortium.

• 원자력산업
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• 제6권2호통권36호
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• pp.39-42
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• 1986

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 2004년도 추계학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.1393-1394
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• 2004

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.325-345
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• 2021

본 논문은 원전 비중 축소와 신재생발전 비율 확대를 핵심 내용으로 하는 에너지 전환 정책의 잠재적 성과를 실증적으로 평가하고 그 파급효과를 분석하고자 한다. 발전산업을 대상으로 에너지원 간 수요가격탄력성을 측정하여 그 대체 여부 및 정도를 조사한 후, 원전과 신재생발전 비중 확대 시 CO₂ 발생량 변화를 추산한다. 원자력과 신재생에너지의 암묵가격을 산출하여 두 에너지원간 전력생산의 잠재적 비용을 비교하고, 원전 혹은 신재생발전을 각각 늘릴 경우 전력공급가격에 미치는 파급효과에 대한 시뮬레이션 분석을 실시한다. 원자력과 신재생에너지는 서로 보완적인 것으로 측정되었다. 원전 확대가 신재생발전을 늘리는 것보다 CO₂ 감축하는 데 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 2002~2016년 기간에 걸쳐 대부분 연도에서 원전 확대의 전력공급가격 파급효과는 대체로 신재생발전보다 높게 추산되었으며 변동 폭은 상대적으로 크게 나타났다.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.5-10
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• 2018

Nuclear energy issues such as safety and social acceptance can not only influence the production costs of generating nuclear power, but also the external costs that are not reflected in market prices. Consequently, the social issues affiliated with nuclear power, beyond a severe accident, require some form of financial expense. The external social issues considered here are accident risk and realization, regulatory costs, and nuclear energy policy costs. Through several calculations and analyses of these external costs for nuclear power generation, it is concluded that these costs range from 7 to 27 \/kWh. Considering external costs are required for making energy plans, it could have an influence on generation costs.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2014

본 연구는 최근 급격히 늘어난 국내 원전 보도의 불균형성에 대한 비판을 문제의식으로 하여 원전에 대한 정보를 직접적으로 얻는 유관기관 종사자들과 심층인터뷰를 통해 국내 원전 보도에 대하여 어떻게 인식하고 있는지 파악했다. 원전에 대한 논의에서 당사자적 입장을 갖는 이들은 원전보도가 원자력에 대한 부정적 측면만 편중보도하고 있으며, 위험에 대해서만 과장되고 왜곡된 보도를, 전문지식의 부족으로 원전에 대한 몰이해를 유발하고 있다고 인식하고 있었다. '원전 비리' 사건에 대해서는 더욱 철저히 파헤쳐야 한다고 인식하고 있었다. 이로서 선정적이고 위협적 소구에 편중된 프레임을 초월하는 균형 잡힌 원전보도를 위해 저널리즘적 성찰과 경계에서 나아가 과학적 전문 지식의 점검, 에너지 영역 전문 기자 양성 등 과학보도에 대한 정책적 변화의 필요성을 촉구했다.