Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Department of Quantum System Engineering has been selected for the "Nuclear Safety Pre-Practicum Training Enhancement Project" supported by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission and the Korea Foundation for Nuclear Safety.

This project is implemented to provide systematic education in the field of nuclear and radiation safety regulation, to cultivate outstanding talent in related fields, and to seek ways to enhance safety awareness among students in related university departments and to promote a culture of safety.

With this selection, the JBNU Department of Quantum System Engineering will, with government support, develop a systematic curriculum over the next four years to strengthen the field of nuclear and radiation safety regulation, and will implement field-based pre-practicum training programs and internship programs to train specialists in nuclear and radiation safety regulation.

In particular, JBNU plans to maximize the project's impact by leveraging its geographic advantage to develop specialized educational programs and cultivate local talent through collaboration with the Advanced Radiation Research Institute of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and the Radiation Equipment Standardization Research Center of the Korea Radiation Promotion Association, both located within Jeollabuk-do.

The project's Principal Investigator (PI), Professor Seo Hee, said, "We were able to secure this project successfully thanks to various internal and external support and interest, including design support services provided by the College of Engineering at JBNU. Through this project, we hope to contribute to the spread of a safety culture and the stable development of related industries by training specialists in nuclear and radiation safety regulation."

Meanwhile, the JBNU Department of Quantum System Engineering, which is leading this project, trains talent equipped with specialized knowledge and skills in nuclear systems—a core foundation of the nation's power supply—as well as in plasma and radiation engineering, fusion systems that will become key future energy sources, and particle accelerator systems that elucidate the fundamentals of matter and play an important role in basic sciences. This year marks the department's 10th anniversary.