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have finally decided to build a 'multipurpose radiant accelerator' in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, where a total of 1 trillion won is spent. It is planned to start construction before 2022.

Reporter Ahn Young-in reports.

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government announced that Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, was the final area to implement a multipurpose radiation accelerator construction project.

[Yimyeongcheol / Selection Multipurpose Synchrotron accelerator Lot Assessment Chair: Siting Evaluation Committee Chungbuk end we selected the Cheongju to optimal sites for building a new multipurpose synchrotron accelerators -

Government of integration of site safety and traffic convenience and advantage of research institutions, He explained that Cheongju was selected as the best site as a result of evaluating the potential for development.

The cost of constructing a radiation accelerator is about 1 trillion won, and the government plans to start construction before 2022 and operate from 2028.

Emission light accelerator is a device that accelerates electrons close to the speed of light to produce emitted light, which is a light that can see even the basic particles of matter.

That is why the radiation accelerator is called an 'ultra-precision microscope'.

So far, the new influenza treatment, 'Tamiflu', and the cure for dysfunction, 'Viagra', have been developed using radiation accelerators.

In materials and parts industries such as new materials and semiconductors, accelerators are key research equipment.

Therefore, last year, the government announced a plan to build a radiation accelerator in March to help localize materials and parts under Japanese export restrictions.

In Korea, there are 3rd and 4th generation accelerators in Pohang, but it is not able to keep up with the increasing demand.