How the AI boom is sparking Korea's nuclear revival

AI핵심 요약

• ·The surging demand for electricity — driven by the AI boom — has shed new light on Korea's nuclear industry, with experts viewing recent momentum across the value chain as a sign that the nuclear ecosystem is recovering.
• ·CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang — “Clang.
• ·Thud.” A heavy metallic sound echoed through the steel manufacturing factory floor.
• ·Waves of heat rippled across the workshop as a steel ingot heated to more than 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,832 degrees Fahrenheit) moved beneath a giant press at Doosan Enerbility’s forging plant in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, on Thursday.
• ·Forging — the process of hammering and shaping red-hot steel into a desired form — is an essential step in manufacturing nuclear reactors.