Programmes and agreements / prg-kr-busan-smr-special-zone
Busan Metropolitan City plan for an SMR special zone and marine SMR industry (2026)
Busan is studying the feasibility of an SMR special zone under the SMR Special Act that took effect in September 2026, aiming at a demonstration-and-export hub, and plans a zone-planning study in 2027. It also promotes marine SMRs for floating plants and ships. The plan names no reactor site, design or developer.
- Type
- Government programme
- Countries concerned
- South Korea
- Region named by the sources
- Busan
- Participants and roles
- Government: Busan Metropolitan City
- Designs named
- —
- Scale as stated
- zone and industry plan (no units)
- Announced or first reported
- 27 Sep 2026
- Status
- Active
Feasibility research on special-zone designation under the SMR Special Act, with a zone-planning study planned for 2027, marine (floating) SMRs promoted as a growth industry. No reactor site, design… - Confidence
- low
- Last checked
- 2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)
Related deployment projects
- KHNP SMR at the Gijang-gun candidate site (11th Basic Plan) — Siting · South Korea
Sources
- SMR 무대 바다로 넓힌 부산…‘실증·수출 특구’ 추진 (reputable_press, published 27 Sep 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)