Programmes and agreements / prg-kr-kaeri-kocia-htgr-mou

KAERI and Korea Chemical Industry Association memorandum on HTGRs for petrochemicals (2026)

In March 2026 KAERI and the Korea Chemical Industry Association agreed to cooperate on studying high-temperature gas-cooled reactors as a carbon-free heat source for the petrochemical industry. The memorandum covers technology cooperation and commercialisation opportunities only. No design, site or plant is named.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Cooperation agreement or MOU

Countries concerned

South Korea

Participants and roles

• Research: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
• Host or customer: Korea Chemical Industry Association

Designs named

high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (KAERI, design not named) (no design profile)

Scale as stated

not stated

Announced or first reported

6 Mar 2026

Status

Active
MoU on technology cooperation and commercialisation opportunities, no design, site or plant.

Confidence

low

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• Korean partnership to consider use of HTGRs (reputable_press, published 9 Mar 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)