History of department
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The history of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Seoul National University
is in line with the history of Korea's nuclear power generation.
1950s

  • 1958

    Enactment of the Nuclear Energy Act

  • 1959

    Establishment of the Department of Nuclear Engineering Department at SNU - Capacity of 20
1960s

  • 1963년

    Korea's first research reactor, TRIGA Mark-2, is activated

  • 1963년

    Establishment of the master's program for graduate school

  • 1966년

    Establishment of the Ph. D program for graduate school
1970s

  • 1978

    Start of operation for Gori unit 1, the first nuclear reactor in Korea
    Gori unit 1
1980s

  • 1980

    Relocation from Gongneung-dong to Gwanak Campus
1990s

  • 1992

    The number of undergraduate admissions was increased to 35.

  • 1995

    Start of operation for Hanbit unit 3 (formerly known as Yeonggwang), the 10th nuclear reactor in Korea
2000s

  • 2005

    Hanul Unit 6 (formaly known as Uljin), the 20th nuclear reactor in Koera

  • 2006

    Reorganization of the Department of Energy Systems Engineering into a graduate school program through the BK21 project

  • 2009

    50th Anniversary of the Nuclear Engineering Department

  • 2009

    UAE nuclear power plant exports
    UAE nuclear power plant exports
2010s

  • 2019

    60th Anniversary of the Nuclear Engineering Department
As of 2023

  • 2023

    14 professors, 4 employees, 142 graduate students, and 181 undergraduate students
    26 nuclear reactors in Korea
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