• President of KHNP
    Whang Joo-ho

    First KHNP President from Academia, Focusing on Finalizing Czech Nuclear Project Contract

    Last Updated on Oct 11, 2024

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Life Summary
Whang Joo-ho is the president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP). He is focusing his efforts on achieving the goal of "exporting 10 nuclear power plants by 2030."

He was born on March 22, 1956, in Busan.

After graduating from Seoul Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University with a degree in nuclear engineering, he earned both his master's and doctoral degrees in nuclear engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.

He served as a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Kyunghee University before moving to the Korea Institute of Energy Research as the president.

He has also served as the co-chairman of KHNP's Innovation Growth Committee and the chairman of the Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee before being appointed as the president of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power in August 2022.

He is the first university professor to be appointed president of KHNP since its separation from KEPCO.

He is a leading authority in the field of spent nuclear fuel.

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