S. Korea, India to expand personnel exchanges in nuclear field

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and India plan to expand personnel
exchanges in the nuclear field that could help lead to cooperation in the
building of atomic reactors, the government said Tuesday.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said the exchange is a
follow-up to a Seoul-New Delhi summit held in India last month, in which the two
countries agreed to facilitate contact between experts and fuel vital information
sharing.
South Korea, which recently secured a deal to build nuclear reactors for the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), is aiming to become one of the top three exporters in
this field by 2030 and seeking new markets in such countries as Turkey, Jordan
and India.
The ministry said six engineers from India Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC),
who arrived in South Korea on Tuesday on a four-day trip, are to attend a seminar
the next day in Seoul that will touch on general atomic energy policies, safety
and research and development efforts.
The Mumbai-based BARC is a state-run institute under India's atomic energy
department and is the country's primary nuclear research body.
The Indian officials are expected to visit Doosan Heavy Industry and Construction
Co., which produces the APR1400 reactors, and the Gori nuclear power plant in
Busan, 453 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The visit to the Gori plant will offer
the Indian engineers a first-hand look at the construction of the APR1400
reactors that are to be built for the UAE.
During their stay in South Korea, the group is expected to meet with counterparts
at state-run companies such as Korea Electric Power Corp., Korea Hydro & Nuclear
Power Co., Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and Korea Nuclear Fuel Co.
The ministry, meanwhile, said South Korean experts plan to visit Mumbai to hold
talks with Indian counterparts in March.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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