Korea Atomic Industrial Forum to Hold 40th Anniversary Nuclear Annual Conference in Seoul on April 29

The Korea Atomic Industrial Forum announced that it will hold the 40th Anniversary Korea Nuclear Annual Conference from April 29 to 30 at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel Seoul, with the participation of domestic and international companies and stakeholders. The Korea Nuclear Annual Conference, which began in 1986, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, having been held every year for four decades.

This year’s conference will feature keynote speeches by Chris Anderson, head of the globally renowned lecture program TED, and Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General of the World Nuclear Association (WNA). In addition, prominent global leaders such as Gary Rose, CEO of Canada’s Candu Energy, Mikal Bøe of US-based Core Power, and Jeffrey Miller, Vice President of TerraPower, will participate as speakers in their respective fields.

With more than 1,000 domestic and international experts expected to attend, this year’s conference is themed “Resilience and Versatile Contributions of Nuclear Energy,” aiming to highlight the role of nuclear power in overcoming the climate crisis, achieving carbon neutrality, and meeting the rapidly increasing electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI).

Each session will address a wide range of global issues and the latest technological trends, including continued operation, carbon neutrality, artificial intelligence, energy security, small modular reactors (SMR), and radioactive waste management.

During the conference, the “2025 International Nuclear Industry Exhibition” will also be held in parallel. Major domestic power group companies such as Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Korea Electric Power Corporation, KEPCO KPS, KEPCO Engineering & Construction, KEPCO Nuclear Fuel, and KEPCO KDN, as well as Doosan Enerbility, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Radioactive Waste Agency, and leading international companies such as Westinghouse, Orano, and Framatome will participate to showcase their technologies and products.

As was the case last year, a dedicated overseas buyers’ pavilion will be set up to help domestic companies expand into foreign markets. Fourteen companies from nine countries?including Canada, Spain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United States, France, South Africa, T?rkiye, and Japan?will participate in the overseas buyers’ pavilion.