Doosan Enerbility Wins Jang Youngsil Award for Localizing Core Reactor Component

Independently Developed Control Element Drive Mechanism Nozzle
Previously Dependent on Imports, Achieved in 45 Months
Reduced Price by 20% and Delivery Time by Half, Securing 6 Billion Won in Orders

Doosan Enerbility has independently developed the 'Control Element Drive Mechanism Nozzle (CEDM Nozzle)', a key component for controlling nuclear fission, and has received the Jang Youngsil Award for this achievement. This marks the localization of a highly complex nuclear power plant component, which previously relied on imports, within just 45 months.

Doosan Enerbility announced on the 21st that it received the 'IR52 (Industry Research 52) Jang Youngsil Award' for this technology. The Jang Youngsil Award recognizes research and development organizations with outstanding achievements in technological innovation. It is hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by the Korea Industrial Technology Association.

Song Yongjin, President of Doosan Enerbility (center), Kim Youngdeuk, Senior Manager of Materials Technology Development Team (left), and Lee Minbok, Senior Manager, are posing for a commemorative photo after receiving the 'IR52 Jang Youngsil Award' at the ceremony held on the 20th at The Riverside Hotel in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Doosan Enerbility

The 'Control Element Drive Mechanism Nozzle' is a core component attached to the top of a reactor, ensuring the control rods move accurately and safely. It prevents dislodgement and ensures proper movement of the control rods during the process of inserting and withdrawing them to regulate nuclear fission output. Until now, only a few overseas companies monopolized production, and the domestic nuclear power industry depended entirely on imports.

Doosan Enerbility, led by Kim Youngdeuk, Senior Manager of the Materials Technology Development Team, succeeded in localizing this component within 45 months through collaboration between researchers and business divisions. The company achieved the same quality as foreign products, reduced the price by 20%, and shortened delivery times by half. Based on these achievements, Doosan Enerbility has secured orders worth approximately 61 billion won so far, including replacement projects in 2022 and new projects in 2023.

Song Yongjin, President of the Strategy and Innovation Division, stated, "It is meaningful that the localization of a component with high import dependence has led to the Jang Youngsil Award. We will share the core technologies we have secured with domestic small and medium-sized enterprises to strengthen the industrial ecosystem, and expand our technologies into fields such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)."

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