R&D Execution System
KEPCO KPS has built and run an efficiency-oriented R&D execution system where research organizations push forward and lead their own specialized R&D projects. A variety of R&D activities, under the stewardship of the KEPCO KPS Global Institute of Technology(K-GIT), are conducted by each internal research organization including the Strategic Technology Development Center & Digital Technology Development Center executing national and company-wide R&D strategies; Solution Center, Engineering Center developing specialized technologies and providing solutions; the Nuclear Power Technology Service Center focusing on maintenance technologies for nuclear facilities; The Power Plant Maintenance Engineering Center carrying out gas turbine overhaul and domestic technology development; Business Offices developing field-applied technologies; and the KEPCO KPS Academy(KPS Academy) running research projects.
KEPCO KPS
Global Institute
of Technology
(K-GIT)
R&D Supervision
- Establish a Long-term R&D plan
- Review, adoption and management of R&D projects
- Intellectual property right, Technology introduction, Technology transfer
Strategic & Digital Technology R&D assignment
- Robotics & automation
- Electricity-related IT
- Nuclear, water & thermal energy
maintenance technology
- Nuclear Power Plant D&D
Provide specialized
technology and solution
- Facility monitoring & diagnosis
- Life assessment & diagnosis analysis
- Advanced foreign technology securing
- ROMM & Retrofit
Nuclear Power Technology
Service Center
Power Plant Maintenance
Engineering Center
KEPCO KPS Academy
(KPS Academy)
Business Offices
Develop maintenance technology for
main nuclear facility
- Reactor coolant pump
- Steam generator
- Reactor & auxiliaries
- NPP Cutting and Decomtamiantic Technology
Conduct gas turbine overhaul and technology development
- Repair,overhaul, manufacturing & restoration
- High temperature parts localization
- Parts life extension
Conduct HR development
& research project
- Professional training course
- Training facility
- HR training
Develop field-applied technologies
- Nuclear power field maintenance
- Water & thermal power field maintenance
- Transmission & distribution field maintenance
R&D Process
Feedback
- Needs Identification & Analysis
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- Expatriates
- Technology
information
- - EPRI
- - INPO
- - KSA
- - DBpia
- International partnership
- - GE
- - Westinghouse
- - PARTZSCH
- Understand company-wide
and external technology needs.
- R&D Project Adoption
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- Long-term R&D plan and yearly technology development plan
- Working committee for technology development evaluation
- - Review and adoption of projects
- Non-adoption and supplementation approval / rejection / modification decision
- - Joined by persons in charge of technology utilization and
internal/external experts
- Regular evaluation of appropriateness by outside experts
- R&D Project Execution
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- R&D program
- - Strategic / Digital Technology Development Center
→ strategic tasks
- - Solution Center, Engineering Center, Power Plant Maintenance Engineering Center & Nuclear Power Technology Service Center
→ Professional technology for specialized business
- - Business Offices → Field maintenance technology
- Manufacturing and field application of prototype
- Evaluation and Follow-up Management
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- R&D promotion
- Final evaluation by working committee R&D performance workshop
- In-house technology commercialization
- Intellectual property right registration
- - International patient application
- Sharing through exhibition, publication, etc.
