Education

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University 

• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University 

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University 

Professional Experiences

• Tenured Principal Researcher, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (1987–2022) 

• Executive Editor, Nuclear Engineering and Technology (2007–2014) 

• Director, Severe Accident and PHWR Safety Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2011–2017) 

• Government Advisor for WTO dispute on Fukushima Fisheries 

• Visiting Scholar, Purdue University and Duke University 

• Lead Researcher, Severe Accident Experimental Research Program (TROI, VESTA, ARIEL, SPARC) and CINEMA Code Development 

• Research Professor, Hanyang University, Department of Nuclear Engineering (2022-present)

Research Field

• Severe Accident 

• Thermal-Hydraulics 

• Source Term for non-LWRs 

jhsong1123@hanyang.ac.kr 

Education

• B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University

• M.S. Nuclear Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

• Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Professional Experiences

• Director, Integrated Safety Assessment Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2007–2017)  

• Senior Vice President, Nuclear Safety & Environmental Research Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (2017–2019) 

• Chairman (Korean side), Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment & Management 

• Founding Chairman, Association of Nuclear Risk Research 

• Research Professor, Hanyang University, Department of Nuclear Engineering (2025 ~ present)

Research Field

• Nuclear Risk Assessment, Mangement, and Communication

jooneonyang@gmail.com