The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission said it appointed Sung Key-Yong, an adjunct professor in the Department of Energy and Electrical Engineering at Dongguk University; Youm Hag-ki, a research professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Kyunghee University; and Professor Park Jong-un of the Department of Energy and Electrical Engineering at Dongguk University as part-time commissioners of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Commissioner Sung Key-Yong is an expert in the nuclear field who served as president of the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) and a joint appointment professor in the Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering at KAIST, and is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Energy and Electrical Engineering at Dongguk University WISE Campus.
Commissioner Youm Hag-ki is an expert in the nuclear field who served as nuclear program director (PD) at Korea Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and as head of the Power Technology Institute at Korea Electric Power Technology Co., Ltd. (KEPCO E&C), and is currently a research professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Kyunghee University.
Commissioner Park Jong-un is an expert in the nuclear field who worked as a researcher at the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Research Institute and as a principal researcher at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP), and is currently a professor in the Department of Energy and Electrical Engineering at Dongguk University WISE Campus.
Part-time commissioners of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission deliberate and decide on matters stipulated by law regarding nuclear safety, and the terms of the three new part-time commissioners are three years, through Dec. 31, 2028.