According to foreign media reports, on October 22, the South Korean Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology held a "Fusion Key Technology Development Strategy Forum" in Seoul and announced a draft roadmap for the development of key fusion technologies.
According to Park Hee-bum of MEGA News, the roadmap discussed at this forum was prepared to realize the "Accelerating Fusion Energy Realization Strategy" announced by the Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology in July 2024. It includes strategic directions and promotion plans for essential technologies needed for the commercialization of fusion energy.
Additionally, the content of eight key technologies necessary for achieving fusion energy was introduced with experts. The eight key technologies include plasma core, divertor, heating and current drive, superconducting magnets, fusion materials, fuel cycle, as well as safety and approval.
As a way to achieve this goal, the South Korean government proposed a step-by-step technical development milestone, aiming to secure priority technologies by 2035, such as developing priority technologies through public-private cooperation, and establishing an "Advanced Research Infrastructure" that is crucial for testing and demonstrating developed technologies.
In the coming period, the Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology will collect various opinions based on the suggestions put forward at this forum, revise and supplement the main contents of the roadmap draft, and finally determine and announce the direction and roadmap at the "National Fusion Committee".
Kim Sung-woo, Director of the Research and Development Policy Division, said: "Fusion is the ultimate clean energy that humans have dreamed of. Through the joint efforts of the government and the private sector to ensure key technologies, South Korea will be able to rise to the forefront of fusion technology."
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