Hanwha Ocean establishes new organization and hires experienced employees in line with government nuclear submarine push
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- Hanwha Ocean announced that it will establish a new 'Jang Bogo N Development Team' in line with the government's nuclear propulsion submarine development project, 'Jang Bogo N Project', and hire experts with more than 5 years of experience in five fields, including nuclear power and propulsion system design.
- We plan to accept documents until the 25th and establish an organic cooperation system by unifying cooperation channels with the government and the Navy.
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Why It Matters
The Korean government is pursuing the ‘Jang Bogo N Project’ with the goal of launching the first nuclear submarine by the mid-2030s and deploying it to the navy in the late 2030s. Nuclear submarines use small nuclear reactors as power and can dive at high speeds for long periods of time, so their operational radius and ability to sustain underwater operations are superior to diesel submarines.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Gyu-bin = Hanwha Ocean has begun establishing a new organization and securing manpower in line with the government's 'Jang Bogo N Project', a nuclear-powered submarine (nuclear submarine) development project.
Hanwha Ocean announced on the 12th that it will establish the 'Jang Bogo N Development Team' and hire experts with more than 5 years of experience in order to internalize core technologies and secure a business foundation.
There are five fields of recruitment: nuclear power/propulsion system interconnected design, piping layout/stress analysis engineering, instrumentation and control (I&C) interconnected design, nuclear power licensing/safety regulations, and nuclear power quality.
We plan to submit documents on the Hanwha Ocean recruitment website (https://recruit-hanwhaocean.com/ko/o/239813) until the 25th.
Hanwha Ocean plans to unify cooperation channels with the government and navy, centering on the Jang Bogo N Development Team, and establish an organic cooperation system.
Previously, the government presented the goal of launching the first nuclear submarine by the mid-2030s and deploying it to the Navy in the late 2030s, giving it the name 'Jang Bogo N Project'.
Nuclear submarines use small nuclear reactors as power, enabling long-term, high-speed submersion compared to existing diesel submarines, so their operational radius and ability to sustain underwater operations are superior.
Choi Jeong-hoon, managing director of Hanwha Ocean's special ship division, Jang Bogo N Development Division, said, "Unlike existing nuclear reactors for land and civil vessels, we will faithfully prepare for national core projects by preemptively recruiting nuclear expert talent in preparation for a completely new nuclear reactor environment such as sudden turns, sudden startup, and explosion shock mitigation."
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Hanwha Ocean will complete the internalization of core technologies required for nuclear-powered submarine development by 2027 through the Jang Bogo N Development Team.
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Open Questions
- How many people are expected to be hired?
- What is the budget allocated to Hanwha Ocean’s Jang Bogo N Development Team?
- What are the detailed job descriptions for each recruitment field?
