Participant Biographies

Yoo Hosik

Yoo Hosik

Director, Nuclear Security Planning Division, Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC)
Prospects for 2012 Nuclear Security Summit

Mr. Yoo has over 20 years of experience in the nuclear field. He has conducted research work on the development of nuclear fuel at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and the Korea Nuclear Fuel Company (KNFC). As a material scientist, he was involved in various technological development programs, such as the high burn-up nuclear fuel for pressurized water reactors and burnable poison fuels. In 2005, he joined KINAC where he is working in the regulation field related to physical protection.