Nuclear Power Industry R&D Program

The Nuclear Power Industry R&D Program is one of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning's national energy R&D tracks, and it covers the full nuclear cycle from next-generation reactors to safety, waste management, and decommissioning. The program explicitly includes small modular reactors for export, equipment localization, and work on radioactive waste and spent-fuel handling. The program is open to Korean universities, research institutes, and companies, with applications submitted through the IRIS portal. The public overview pages do not publish standard award sizes, so applicants need to read the yearly call rather than rely on a standing cap. The best fit is a team that can operate inside Korea's national R&D system and show technical depth in reactor systems, safety engineering, waste, or plant-life management. Proposals land better when they are scoped to a specific sub-area such as Nuclear Power Technology, Radioactive Waste Management, Nuclear Convergence Technology, Facility Performance Enhancement, or Nuclear Decommissioning Technology.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.