■The Nuclear Safety And Security Commission held a 'Nuclear Safety Roundtable' on the 28th with corporations involved in the design, manufacturing, and construction of nuclear power plants. This roundtable was organized to exchange opinions with corporations that design, manufacture, or construct critical safety equipment for the construction of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4. Executives from Korea Electric Power Corporation, Doosan Enerbility, and Samshin attended. On this day, the inspection contents carried out by the Nuclear Safety And Security Commission during power plant construction and significant past safety improvement cases were presented, and the attending corporations shared their individual efforts for equipment quality enhancement and construction safety improvement.
■The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology announced on the 28th that it has secured a large-scale research project organized by the Korea Meteorological Administration. The selected project, worth 38.5 billion won, will develop innovative technologies to respond to climate change over a period of seven years (2025-2031). The research leaders are Professors Lee Myung-in, Cha Dong-hyun, and Lim Jeong-ho from the Department of Earth Environment and Urban Engineering. Professor Lee is in charge of the 14.1 billion won 'National Climate Prediction System Development for Climate Crisis Response' project, while Professor Cha is responsible for developing a consumer-customized climate information service system within the same project. Professor Lim leads the 12.3 billion won 'Weather Satellite Fusion Technology Development Project.'
■The Korean Academy of Science and Technology announced that the final discussion of the 'Future of Korean Artificial Intelligence (AI)' series (the 237th Academy Roundtable) will be held online and offline at 3 p.m. on the 29th under the theme 'The Dual Nature of AI+X Transformation: Innovation, Challenges, and Limitations.' Participants in the thematic presentation include Professor Lee Sang-geun from Korea University and Park Jun-ki, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MangoBoost. The designated discussion will be moderated by Professor Lee Won-jun from Korea University, with contributions from Kim Myung-joo, director of the AI Safety Research Institute, Han Bo-hyung, a professor at Seoul National University, Choi Jae-sik, CEO of Iniz, and Choi Jun-ho, a science journalist from JoongAng Ilbo, discussing AI convergence strategies.
■The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) marked its first anniversary by releasing the 'Korean System Engineering Handbook,' a manual that can be immediately utilized by domestic corporations involved in satellite development, on its website on the 27th. The system engineering handbook explains a series of processes applicable to design, development, operation, and maintenance, and was modeled after practices implemented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the space sector. The KASA handbook follows the program lifecycle and processes of the NASA handbook but has been structured to be easily followed by anyone, establishing outputs, entry, and success conditions step by step.
■The Korean Intellectual Property Office will hold the 'Intellectual Property Transaction Network (IP-LINK)' event at 2 p.m. on the 28th at Hotel Naru Seoul MGallery. This event gathers patent technology demanders, suppliers, brokers, and investors involved in intellectual property (IP) transactions in one place to exchange patent technology and information. Patent transaction specialists and private technology transaction agencies will connect demanders and suppliers, and to support the commercialization of transferred patent technologies, venture capitalists and banks will also provide consultations on-site. This first network event will focus on the nano fields, such as semiconductors, advanced robotics, and secondary batteries, where corporate demand is high.