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President of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Hwang Joo-ho
First Professor-Turned-CEO Appointed at KHNP, Authority in Used Nuclear Fuel Sector
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Last Updated on Aug 9, 2023
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President of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
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Hwang Joo-ho is the CEO of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP).
He is actively involved in efforts to secure contracts for '10 nuclear power plant exports.'
Born on March 22, 1956, in Busan, he graduated from Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Nuclear Engineering. He further obtained his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Nuclear Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.
After serving as a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Kyung Hee University, he moved to become the director of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP).
He served as co-chair of KHNP's Innovation Growth Committee and chairman of the Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee before being appointed as CEO of KHNP in August 2022.
He is KHNP's first CEO from an academic background following its separation from KEPCO and is an authority in the field of used nuclear fuel.
#KHNPCEO #NuclearPowerExports #UsedNuclearFuelExpert #KoreaHydroNuclearPower
He is actively involved in efforts to secure contracts for '10 nuclear power plant exports.'
Born on March 22, 1956, in Busan, he graduated from Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University with a degree in Nuclear Engineering. He further obtained his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Nuclear Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.
After serving as a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Kyung Hee University, he moved to become the director of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP).
He served as co-chair of KHNP's Innovation Growth Committee and chairman of the Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee before being appointed as CEO of KHNP in August 2022.
He is KHNP's first CEO from an academic background following its separation from KEPCO and is an authority in the field of used nuclear fuel.
#KHNPCEO #NuclearPowerExports #UsedNuclearFuelExpert #KoreaHydroNuclearPower
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- · Strengthening communication with domestic partner companies
- · Raising voices for active use of nuclear power plants for CF100
- · Activities to win nuclear power plant orders in the Czech Republic and Poland
- · Finalization of the contract for the secondary side construction project of El Daba Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt
- · Inauguration of President of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
- · Active advisory activities for Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
- · When he was the head of the Energy Technology Research Institute
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