Last Update: 2024.09.20.

ATHENA

Advanced Thermal Hydraulic Engineering for Nuclear Application Laboratory

(Prof. Sung Joong Kim)

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We are looking for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students having an interest in
Small Modular Reactors (SMR), Molten Salt Reactor (MSR), Nuclear Safety, Advanced numerical simulation (Machine learning, A.I.) 

Undergraduate students are welcomed to participate in ATHENA internship program.

Please email sungjkim@hanyang.ac.kr whenever you want. 

RECENT NEWS

August 28, 2024: Won Jun Choi: Best poster award in  The 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety

Congratulations to Won Jun Choi for receiving a best paper award in The 14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Operation and Safety.

July 17, 2024: Taeseok Kim: Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment at Jeju National University

Congratulations to Dr. Taesuk Kim on his appointment as a tenure-track faculty member at Jeju National University.

May 10, 2024: Geunyoung Byeon: Best poster award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting

Congratulations to Geunyoung Byeon for receiving a best poster award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.

March 1, 2024: High-Performance Computing-Based Next-Generation Nuclear Power Multi-Physics Analysis Innovation Research Center(고성능 연산 기반 차세대 원전 다물리 해석 혁신연구센터) Project Awarded

ATHENA was chosen to launch a research project for "고성능 연산 기반 차세대 원전 다물리 해석 혁신연구센터" until 2029.

Research period: 2024.03.01~2029.12.31

Research funds: 1 Billion per year

Research team: ATHENA, Hanyang Univ., KAIST, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd..

November 27, 2023: Jihun Im: Best poster award in the 10th Korea-China Workshop on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics

Congratulations to Jihun Im for receiving a best poster award in the 10th Korea-China Workshop on Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics.

May 18, 2023: Won Jun Choi: Best paper award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting

Congratulations to Won Jun Choi for receiving a best paper award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.

October 21, 2021: Geon Hyeong Lee: Best paper award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting

Congratulations to Geon Hyeong Lee for receiving a best paper award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.

December 17, 2021: W. Choi, D. Shin, J. Jeon :Congratulations for successfully defending their PhD

Congratulations to W. Choi, D. Shin, J. Jeon for successfully defending their PhD

May 14, 2021: Jihun Im: Best paper award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting

Congratulations to Jihun Im for receiving a best paper award in Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting.

June 11, 2021: Plaque of Appreciation to Prof. Sung Joong Kim

In appreciation for your ten years of service and dedication in student education at Hanyang University. 

April 15, 2021: ATHENA was chosen to launch research project for Molten-Salt Reactor (MSR) with KAIST and Gacheon University until 2026

ATHENA was chosen to launch new research project on Molten-Salt Reactor (MSR), an advanced concept of small modular reactor which utilizes molten-salt as a coolant for primary circuit.

Research period: 2021.04.15~2026.12.31

Research funds: 1 Billion per year

Research team: ATHENA, Hanyang Univ., KAIST, Gacheon Univ.