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by Byung-Koo Kim (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This book is intended for international readers who may want to better understand the South Korean nuclear industrial success story. The news of the UAE nuclear power plant contract to the Korean consortium in 2009 gave a compelling reason to the author to write the book. South Korea is a striking example of how the power of technology and the imagination of leaders have combined first to achieve sustainable development with the use of nuclear power to cover domestic electricity needs, then reaching out to the export market.
In the dawn of the first turnkey nuclear export project from Korea, the international community might learn from South Korea’s hard work. Somehow, little-known Korean nuclear entities managed to put their name on the map for the first time, which seemed unlikely, if not impossible, just a mere twenty-five years ago. Written as a testament to what a poor, developing country can do when pressed to excel, Kim focuses particular attention on the localization process of nuclear power technology in the 1980s. Ultimately, his benchmark memoir may shed light for other nations as they enter the brave new—and peaceful—nuclear world. After all, history repeats itself as new technologies travel the Silk Road, crossing civilizations.
Dr. Byung-Koo Kim (“BK”) studied at the Seoul National University and the University of Michigan before receiving his doctorate in applied mechanics from the California Institute of Technology. Upon graduation, Dr. Kim worked as a test engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California until he returned to Korea, where he, among other duties, served as the project manager of the nation's first nuclear power reactor system design project at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. He then served as a Director of Technical Cooperation at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna assisting many developing countries to promote their peaceful uses of nuclear energy. He currently lives in Daejeon, Korea. Nuclear Silk Road is his first book.
328 pages
Language
English
Publication date
5 August 2011
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About the Author
Kim Byung-koo ("BK") studied at the Seoul National University and the University of Michigan before receiving his doctorate in applied mechanics from the California Institute of Technology. Upon graduation, Dr. Kim worked as a test engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California until he returned to Korea when the country was embarking on its first nuclear power project. He served as the project manager of the nation's first nuclear power reactor system design project at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute in the 1980s. He then served as a Director of Technical Cooperation at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, assisting many developing countries to promote their peaceful uses of nuclear energy. After retirement, he currently lives in Daejeon, Korea. Nuclear Silk Road is his first book.
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ASIN : B005JNAHU6
Publisher : CreateSpace (5 August 2011)
Language : English
File size : 981 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 328 pagesCustomer Reviews:
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Bongani Motsa
4.0 out of 5 stars A book for developing countries aiming for first world statusReviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2015
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This book lays out the difference between countries that are perpetually stuck in the developmental stage and those that pull themselves out of poverty. Having selfless leaders; education; collaborating with other countries; setting up institutions; thorough record keeping; and ensuring knowledge and technological transfer, are among some of the ingredients.
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Robert S Margolis
5.0 out of 5 stars An Inside View of South Korea's Nuclear Power DevelopmentReviewed in the United States on 15 September 2011
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First, a disclaimer, I worked as a startup test engineer on the Yonggwang 3/4 project that is described in the book. That said, I found this book a good historical narrative on South Korea's nuclear power program and a firsthand account of the first technology transfer projects which built the infrastructure that Korea would use to both build its nuclear industry and to win the UAE nuclear power contract. Many of those involved in those first projects such as Yonggwang 3/4 remain in the leadership of the nuclear profession and provide their expertise to countries such as China and the UAE.
The major strength of this book is that it is written for the layperson rather than being an academic treatise or policy exposition. It is quite readable and easy to follow. I fully agree with Dr. Kim in that the successes of the Korean nuclear power prgram were the result less of genius than of simple "elbow grease". This book provides a useful and straightforward introduction to nuclear development in South Korea and is valuable to anyone studying how developing countries can develop their nuclear power industries.
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