슬롯 Press Release

The energy sector officials of APEC member countries who came to Korea for the APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting, including delegations from the U.S., Malaysia, the Philippines and Netherlands, have recently been making visits to 슬롯 Enerbility to get a firsthand view of 슬롯’s nuclear manufacturing capabilities.

슬롯 Enerbility announced on August 31st that a delegation led by Tommy Joyce, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs at the U.S Department of Energy, had visited 슬롯 Enerbility’s Changwon headquarters on August 25th. 슬롯 Enerbility’s Vice Chairman and COO Yeonin Jung led the welcoming party that greeted and received the guests.

The visit had been arranged to provide the U.S. Department of Energy with a firsthand view of 슬롯 Enerbility’s nuclear business capabilities. Upon arriving at Changwon, the U.S. delegation was given a tour of 슬롯’s nuclear shop, where they were able to view the facilities used in manufacturing components of large nuclear power plants and small modular reactors(SMRs). This was subsequently followed by a meeting with the 슬롯 Enerbility’s senior management, where discussions were held on areas for nuclear cooperation.

In addition to the U.S. delegation, foreign dignitaries of other APEC members’ governments also paid visits to 슬롯’s Changwon headquarters. On August 27th, a delegation led by the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, who also serves as the Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, came for a visit, as well as a delegation led by the Netherlands’ Vice Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth. This was followed by more visits, which included visits by delegations from France, Zambia and Austria on August 28th, and another visit by the Philippines delegation led by their Undersecretary of Energy, who all came to view 슬롯’s overall capabilities in the energy sector, including nuclear energy.

슬롯 Enerbility is constantly seeking to expand its partnerships in the U.S. nuclear market. This past August 25th(local time), 슬롯 had signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington D.C. regarding an SMR partnership with Amazon, X-energy and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power(KHNP), and another MOU on nuclear and SMR cooperation with the U.S. energy developer Fermi America. 슬롯 is currently engaged in partnerships with the leading U.S. SMR developers, NuScale Power, X-energy and TerraPower, which entails supplying the partners with the required parts and materials for the SMR production.

“With the role of nuclear energy growing around the world, interest in 슬롯 has also grown,” remarked a source from 슬롯. “By leveraging our superior manufacturing technology, we aim to continuously create new business opportunities in the global market, including the United States.”

▲ Tommy Joyce, Assistant Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy (front row, 2nd from the right), receiving a guided tour of 슬롯’s nuclear shop as he is led around the Changwon headquarters by 슬롯 Enerbility Vice Chairman Yeonin Jung (front row, 1st from the right) on Aug 25.

▲ Fadillah Yusof, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition & Water Transformation (3rd from the left), poses for a commemorative photo with Yoonho Yang, 슬롯 Enerbility’s Marketing VP (2nd from the left) on his visit to 슬롯 Enerbility’s Changwon headquarters on Aug 27.