A Study on the Challenges of I&C Technology for the Successful Application of Nuclear System to Oceanic Industry

At present, most countries that leading nuclear technology have experience in designing and operating nuclear systems that can be used in the ocean environments for commercial or defense purposes. Therefore, it is necessary to make efforts to accumulate and secure technologies with an interest in the development of nuclear power systems that can be applied to the Korean oceanic industry. In this paper, we have tried to review and study the required role and technology of instrumentation and control (I&C) for successful application for oceanic industry. In this paper, we have presented several ways to utilize the nuclear power system in the oceanic industry and have reviewed the roles and challenges in the field of I&C technology for successful application for that. We have presented challenges of I&C field that may occur or should be solved in applying nuclear power system to new industrial field rather than existing nuclear power plants for electrical power generation. In addition, we have reviewed technical issues which improve economic efficiency, safety and security to promote the development of oceanic nuclear applications.