CEO Cha Sung-soo of Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD). (Photos: KORAD)

Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD) has recently opened a website to transfer technologies related to radwaste management, possessed by KORAD, to the private sector for free.

The technologies KORAD is transferring are 10 radwaste technologies, such as those related to spent nuclear fuel transportation, metal and concrete containers for storage, and low- and intermediate-level radwaste reception, treatment and disposal.

KORAD has been transferring its own major radwaste management technologies free of charge since 2016 to boost the radwaste management industry.

Starting this year, KORAD is transferring its own technologies via a website, which opened on May 26, a departure from the previous year’s contact due to the spread of the pandemic.

The website for transferring KORAD’s technologies comprises of its own technologies, technology trends, on-line technology support, a customers’ center and real-time counseling/chatbot.

KORAD expects companies to look at its own technologies and take over them via the on-line technology support.

KORAD President Cha Sung-soo said, “We at KORAD, an institution responsible for radwaste management, will make efforts to create new industries and jobs by spearheading technology development.”

A view of KORAD’s radwaste cargo handling area.

KORAD Gets ‘Highest Grade’ at 2020 Evaluation of Public Data Provision

KORAD received the “Excellent Grade,” the highest rating, at the 2020 evaluation of public data provision, conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS).

An evaluation of public data provision, targeting 535 central government, local government organizations, and public entities, is made in accordance with the Act on Public Data Article 9. Evaluation categories consist of public data management regime, divulging, utilization and quality.

KORAD was given the highest point in the data quality management category.

The corporation was classified as an excellent institution for the first time since its establishment in recognition for the development of an app for the private sector on the radwaste management and climate environment sectors.

KORAD President Cha Sung-soo said, “We at KORAD, the nation’s sole institution responsible for radwaste management, will do our utmost to divulge information as much as possible people want and provide a variety of types of public data through partnership with public and private sectors.”

A view of Korea Radioactive Waste Agency headquarters in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do.