Nuclear Science & Technology Major

Prof. Chul-Hwa Song 송철화 

Email : chsong {at} kaeri.re.kr ; chs7266 {at} gmail.com

Tel : +82-42-868-8876, +82-10-4876-6151

Current Position

1985 ~ present        Principal Researcher, KAERI

2011 ~ present        Distinguished Tenured Researcher, KAERI

2008 ~ present              Full-time Professor, Advanced Nuclear System Engineering, UST

Research Interests

Thermal-Hydraulics and Nuclear Reactor Safety

Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology

Education

1981       B.S.  Mechanical Engineering, HanYang University, Korea

1983       M.S.  Mechanical Engineering, HanYang University, Korea

1995       Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, KAIST, Korea

Work Experience

2015 ~ 2017            Vice President, Nuclear Safety Research Department, KAERI

2010 ~ 2015            Director, Thermal-Hydraulic Safety Research Division, KAERI

2019 ~ 2022            Project Manager, International Cooperative Program (I-NERI), Korea-USA

2013 ~ 2016            Project Manager, International Cooperative Program (Nuclear Safety), Korea-Hungary

1999 ~ 2017            Project Manager, Nuclear Thermal-hydraulics for Advanced Reactors (APR1400, APR+, SMART), KAERI

2017 ~ 2018            Adjunct Research Professor, NPRE Dep’t, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Illinois, USA

1987 ~ 1989            Visiting Researcher (Nuclear Reactor Thermal-hydraulics and Safety), Grenoble Nuclear Research Center (CEA-Grenoble), France

1984 ~ 1985  Mechanical Engineer, Hyundai Engineering Co. [HEC]

1983 ~ 1984  Officer (Second Lieutenant), Military Service, Korean Army

Projects

Publication

Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?user=tXElczcAAAAJ&hl=ko

(International Journal) selected

• Yazan Alatrash, Yun Je Cho, Chul-Hwa Song, Han Young Yoon, “Investigation of Subcooled Boiling Wall Closures at High Pressure using a Two-phse CFD code, Nuclear Eng. & Technol., vol.54, pp 2276-2296 (2022)

• Yazan Alatrash, Yun Je Cho, Chul-Hwa Song, Han Young Yoon, “Experimental and numerical investigation of local bubble parameters for subcooled flow boiling in a pressurized annulus ,” Int’l Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.194 (2022)

• C.-H. Song, H.C. NO, Jong H. Kim, ”Progress in Light Water Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics Research in Korea”, Nuclear Eng. & Design, Vol. 372 (2021).

• K.Y. Choi, K.H. Kang, C.-H. Song, ”Recent Achievement and Future Prospects of the ATLAS Program”, Nuclear Eng. & Design, Vol. 354 (2019).

• N.H. Nguyen, S-K Moon, C.-H. Song, ”Extended validation of a developing post-dryout heat transfer correlation over a wide range of pressure conditions”, Nuclear Eng. & Design, Vol. 338 (2018).

• C.-H. Song*, “Challenging issues and recent R&D activities for enhancing nuclear safety in Korea”, Kern Technik, Vol.83, pp.1-5 (2018)                     * Corresponding author

• N.H. Hoang, C.-H. Song*, I.C. Chu, D.J. Euh, “A novel semi-empirical correlation for wall heat transfer during saturated nucleate flow boiling”, J. Heat Transfer, Vol.140 (2018)                            * Corresponding author

• N.H. Nguyen, J.R. Kim, S.H. Hong, S-K Moon, C.-H. Song, “Improvements of COBRA-TF on the effect of flow blockage during a LB-LOCA with consideration of fuel relocation phenomenon”, Vol. 323, Nuclear Eng. & Design (2017).

• S. Kim, S.U. Ryu, D.J. Euh, C.-H. Song, “Experimental study on the thermal stratification in a pool boiling with a horizontal heat source”, Annals of Nuclear Energy, Vol.106, pp.235-246 (2017) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2017.03.036]

• N.H. Hoang, C.-H. Song*, I.C. Chu, D.J. Euh, “A bubble dynamics-based model for wall heat partitioning during nucleate flow boiling”, Int’l J. Heat & Mass Transfer, Vol.112, pp.454-464 (2017) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.04.128] * Corresponding author

• I.C. Chu, S.-J. Lee, Y.J. Youn. C.-H. Song, “Experimental evaluation of local bubble parameters of subcooled boilingflow in a pressurized vertical annulus channel”, Nuclear Eng. & Design, Vol.312, pp.172-183 (2017) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.nucengdes.2016.06.027]

(International Conference)

Papers presented: 250+ papers

(Patents)

Patents (domestic and International) and programs registered: 60+ patents

(Book)

• G.C. Park, H.C. No, M.H. Kim, C.-H. Song, Advanced Two-Phase Flow Experimental Techniques and Their Application, 89-88944-03-8, Daeson Pub. (2000)

• C.-H. Song and Y.S. Kim, Direct Contact Condensation of Steam Jet in a Pool: In: Advances In Heat Transfer, Vol. 43, Edited by Y.I. Cho & G.A. Greene, ISBN: 978-0-12-381529-3, Elsevier & Academic Press (2011)

• 이우종 외, 한국과학 비상플랜, (사)과총, 들녁출판 (2016) (In Korean)

• 조강래 외, 유체기계용어사전(개정판), 유체기계공업학회 유체기계용어사전 편찬위원회 편 (2017) (In Korean)

Professional Activities

• (2021.9~present) 공공과학기술혁신협의회: 대표(현), 공동대표(전)

• (2010~present) (사)한국과학기술정책연구회(Korean Society of Science and Technology Policy Studies): 회장(현), 부회장/이사(전)

• (2017~present)        (사)대덕클럽(The Daedeok Club) 부회장(현), 학술이사/편집이사

• (2022~present) (사)출연(연)과학기술인협의회총연합회(SEANRI) 명예회장(현)

• (2010~2012)            국가과학기술위원회(NSTC) 전문위원

• (2016~2023)            (사)한국과학기술인단체총연합회(KOFST) 과학기술정책위원

• (2011~present)        American Nuclear Society [ANS]: International Council member (2019~), THD Chair and Executive Member

• Bureau Member (2016-2017) and Korean Representative (2016-2017), Committee on Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI), Paris, OECD/NEA.

• Bureau Member (2011-2018) and Korean Representative (2011-2016.9), OECD/NEA Working Group on Analysis & Managements of Accidents, Paris, OECD/NEA.

• Chair (2019.6~2020.6), Officer (2016.6-Present), ANS Thermal-Hydraulics Division: Chair (2019.6~2020.6), Vice Chair and Chair Elect. (2018.6~2019.6), Treasurer (‘16.6-‘17.6), Secretary (‘17.6-‘18.6)

• (2013-present) Vice Chair, Industrial Flows and Energy Exchange Committee, Int’l Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research [IAHR]

• (2018-present) Int’l Journal of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Design and Technol. (Int’l Journal, Elsevier), Associate Editor

• (2014-2022)             Nuclear Engineering & Design (Elsevier), Editor

• (2008-2015)             Nuclear Engineering & Technology (Elsevier), Executive Editor

• (2012-present)         J. Nuclear Science & Technology (Taylor & Francis), Int’l Advisory Board

Keynote and Invited Lectures (selected)

• Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Invited Lectures (6), Chalk River, Canada, June 12-14, 2024.

• KOFST, Invited Lecture, March 28, 2024, Daejeon, Korea. (Lecture Title:  The Future of Nuclear Energy as Sustainable Clean Energy Source) 

• KSFM 2023  Summer Conference, Invited Plenary Lecture, July 5, 2023, Pyongchang, Korea. (Lecture Title: Scalability of Validation Data for Safety Evaluation)

• ATH’22, ANS 2021 TAA Award Lecture, Anaheim, CA, USA, June 13 - 15, 2022

• IAEA Expert Mission for Iran, Series of Lectures, Virtual Meeting, Aug. 2 - 4, 2021: Eight Lectures on Experimental Thermal-Hydraulics and Fuel Out-of-Pile Testing Provided.

• KAERI Colloquium, Invited Lecture, Nov. 6, 2020.

• ANS 2019 Annual Mtg., Invited Panelist, Panel Session on Scaling, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 11, 2019

• Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Invited Lecture, Urbana, IL, USA, Oct. 30, 2018.

• FJOH-2018 Summer School, Invited Plenary Lecture, Aix-en Provence, France, August 22-31, 2018.

• Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Invited Lecture, Knoxville, USA, August 6, 2018.

• Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Invited Lecture, Chicago, USA, April 20, 2018.

• Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Invited Lecture, Urbana, IL, USA, Jan. 23, 2018.

• SG-FANS 2017, 2nd Sino-German Symposium on Fundamentals of Advanced Nuclear Safety Technology, Invited Keynote Lecture, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany, Sept. 12-15, 2017.

• NURETH-17, Invited Keynote Lecture, Xi’an, China, Sept. 6, 2017.

• IAEA Expert Mission for VINATOM, Invited Keynote Lecture, Dalat Nuclear Research Institute (DNRI), Dalat, Viet Nam, July 30-Aug. 2, 2017

• VINANST-12, The 12th National Conference on Vietnamese Nuclear Science & Technology, Plenary Lecture, Nha Trang, Viet Nam, Aug. 2-5, 2017.

• ACTS-2017, Invited Keynote Lecture, Jeju, Korea, March 26-30, 2017.

• ANST-2017, Chief Lecturer, Jan. 16-20, 2017, KAERI-INTEC, Korea: Role of the Lecture coordinator and one lecture provided on the nuclear safety concept.

• IAEA Expert Mission for VINATOM, Series of Lectures, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Dec. 12-16, 2016: Seven Lectures on Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics and Safety provided.

• ANS 2016 Winter Mtg., Invited Lecture, Panel Session on T-H Safety, LV, USA, Nov. 8, 2016.

• THICKET-2016, Invited Lecture, Organized by OECD/NEA CSNI, Budapest, Hungary, June 26-July 1, 2016: Two Lectures.

• George Washington Univ., Invited Lecture, Invited by Prof. Ph. Bardet, Dep’t. of Mechanical Engineering, University Colloquium, Washington, D.C., USA, Nov. 10, 2015.

• NURETH-16, Invited Keynote Lecture, Chicago, USA, Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2015.

• SG-FANS 2015, 1st Sino-German Symposium on Fundamentals of Advanced Nuclear Safety Technology, Invited Keynote Lecture, Shanghai, China, March 8-13, 2015.

• NUTHOS-10, Invited Keynote Lecture, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 14-18, 2014.

• WNU Short Course on Overview and Key Topics in the World Nuclear Industry Today, Invited Lecture, Organized by World Nuclear University [WNU], May 21-23, 2014, Seoul, Korea.

• IW-NRTHS [International Workshop on New Horizons in Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics and Safety], Invited Lecture, Mumbai, India, January 13- 15, 2014

• Korea-India Nuclear Energy Cooperative Forum 2013, Invited Talk, Nov. 18, 2013, Seoul, Korea.

• IAEA Training Course on Natural Circulation and Passive Systems in Advanced Light Water Reactors, Invited Lecture, Daejeon, Korea, Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2013.

• IAEA Training Course on Natural Circulation and Passive Systems in Advanced Light Water Reactors, Invited Lecture, Daejeon, Korea, Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2013.

• WNU Short Course on Key Issues in the World Nuclear Indiustry Today, Invited Lecture, Organized by World Nuclear University [WNU], Seoul, Korea, July 3-5, 2013.

• NURETH-15, Invited Lecture in Pre-workshop on Industry & Regulator’s View on T-H R&D, Pisa, Italy, May 12, 2013.

• NURETH-15, Invited Lecture in Post-workshop on Relevance and Purpose of Scaling Analysis for the Development of Better Simulation Thermal-Hydraulic Tools, Pisa, Italy, May 17, 2013.

• NTHAS-8 [8th Japan-Korea Symposium on Nuclear T-H & Safety], Invited Keynote Lecture, Beppu, Japan, Dec. 9-12, 2012.

• OECD/NEA & IAEA Workshop on CFD4NRS (CFD4NRS-4), Invited Plennary Lecture, Daejeon, Korea, Sept. 10-12, 2012.

• Korea-India Atomic Energy Cooperation Seminar, Invited Talk, Mumbai, India, July 26, 2012.

• 3D.SUN.COP [Seminar and Training on Scaling, UNcertainty and 3D COuPled Code Calculation in Nuclear Technology], Invited Lecture, Daejeon, Korea, April 16 – May 4, 2012.

• ASEAN+3 Human Resources Development Program on Civilian Nuclear Energy, Invited Lecture, Daejeon, Korea, Oct. 23 – Nov. 11, 2011.

• International Heat Transfer Conference-14 [IHTC-14], Invited Keynote Lecture Representing Korea, Washington, D.C., USA, Aug. 8~13, 2010.

Teaching Experiences

• Nuclear Reactor Safety, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, Two-Phase Flow (CNU, 2019-2024)

• Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer (UST, 2008-present)

Honors and Awards

• General Chair, ATH’22 (2022.6, Anaheim, USA), NURETH-21 (2025.8., Busan, Korea)

• NURETH Fellow (2022)

• Technical Achievements Award, American Nuclear Society (2021)

• Technical Achievements Award, Korean Nuclear Society (2004)

• Medal of Industries, Korean Gov. (2012)

• Prime Minister Award, Korean Gov. (2005)

• Best Professor Award (2017), Best Lecturer Award (2009), UST

Students