Agencore is a specialized company in tritium, a key fuel for the nuclear fusion energy industry, and a solution provider for scientific training systems and combat support equipment in the defense industry. The company develops and commercializes high-value-added applications such as self-luminous devices, sensors, and nuclear fusion fuel supply systems, based on its tritium purification, storage, and recovery technologies. Established in 2017, it has grown into the first domestic tritium specialist, contributing to the development of the nuclear, defense, and energy industries. Through the acquisition of a defense industry company in 2022, it expanded its business into the defense market, possessing capabilities to integrate tritium technology with defense solutions.Agencoreisaspecializedcompanyintritium,akeyfuelforthenuclearfusionenergyindustry,andasolutionproviderforscientifictrainingsystemsandcombatsupportequipmentinthedefenseindustry.Thecompanydevelopsandcommercializeshigh-value-addedapplicationssuchasself-luminousdevices,sensors,andnuclearfusionfuelsupplysystems,basedonitstritiumpurification,storage,andrecoverytechnologies.Establishedin2017,ithasgrownintothefirstdomestictritiumspecialist,contributingtothedevelopmentofthenuclear,defense,andenergyindustries.Throughtheacquisitionofadefenseindustrycompanyin2022,itexpandeditsbusinessintothedefensemarket,possessingcapabilitiestointegratetritiumtechnologywithdefensesolutions.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Tritium and Deuterium Business Division: Tritium sales, Gaseous Tritium Light Source (GTLS) manufacturing, and nuclear fusion and deuterium-related technology development. Specifically, GTLS is used in weapon systems like the K-9 self-propelled howitzer's sight, emitting light for over 10 years without external power. Its solid-state tritium storage and transport containers, utilizing depleted uranium, meet the specifications of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)'s Storage and Delivery System (SDS).TritiumandDeuteriumBusinessDivision:Tritiumsales,GaseousTritiumLightSource(GTLS)manufacturing,andnuclearfusionanddeuterium-relatedtechnologydevelopment.Specifically,GTLSisusedinweaponsystemsliketheK-9self-propelledhowitzer'ssight,emittinglightforover10yearswithoutexternalpower.Itssolid-statetritiumstorageandtransportcontainers,utilizingdepleteduranium,meetthespecificationsoftheInternationalThermonuclearExperimentalReactor(ITER)'sStorageandDeliverySystem(SDS).
Defense Business Division: Development and supply of scientific combat training systems (MILES), combat support equipment, and training support systems. The company develops and operates simulated military training systems using laser emitters and detectors. It also develops and manufactures warrior platforms, acoustic detection equipment, and impact position estimation systems for grenade launchers. Agencore provides solutions that maximize training efficiency by utilizing acoustic, IoT, communication, big data analytics, and AI technologies.DefenseBusinessDivision:Developmentandsupplyofscientificcombattrainingsystems(MILES),combatsupportequipment,andtrainingsupportsystems.Thecompanydevelopsandoperatessimulatedmilitarytrainingsystemsusinglaseremittersanddetectors.Italsodevelopsandmanufactureswarriorplatforms,acousticdetectionequipment,andimpactpositionestimationsystemsforgrenadelaunchers.Agencoreprovidessolutionsthatmaximizetrainingefficiencybyutilizingacoustic,IoT,communication,bigdataanalytics,andAItechnologies.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Exclusive Full-Stack Tritium Licensing in Korea: The company uniquely holds all domestic licenses for tritium recovery, transportation, storage, purification, and sales. This signifies unparalleled technological prowess and market dominance in the tritium ecosystem, essential for nuclear fusion power.ExclusiveFull-StackTritiumLicensinginKorea:Thecompanyuniquelyholdsalldomesticlicensesfortritiumrecovery,transportation,storage,purification,andsales.Thissignifiesunparalleledtechnologicalprowessandmarketdominanceinthetritiumecosystem,essentialfornuclearfusionpower.
Localization of Core Technologies and High-Value Creation: Agencore has localized high-value-added applications like Gaseous Tritium Light Sources by transferring tritium handling facility technology from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP). This contributes to preventing foreign currency outflow and enhancing national defense self-reliance.LocalizationofCoreTechnologiesandHigh-ValueCreation:Agencorehaslocalizedhigh-value-addedapplicationslikeGaseousTritiumLightSourcesbytransferringtritiumhandlingfacilitytechnologyfromKoreaHydro&NuclearPower(KHNP).Thiscontributestopreventingforeigncurrencyoutflowandenhancingnationaldefenseself-reliance.
Integrated Solution Provision in the Defense Industry: Through the acquisition of Korea Ilecom, a specialist in scientific combat training systems, the company expanded its business into the defense sector. It offers total solutions covering the development, manufacturing, and maintenance of scientific combat training systems, warrior platforms, and combat support equipment.IntegratedSolutionProvisionintheDefenseIndustry:ThroughtheacquisitionofKoreaIlecom,aspecialistinscientificcombattrainingsystems,thecompanyexpandeditsbusinessintothedefensesector.Itofferstotalsolutionscoveringthedevelopment,manufacturing,andmaintenanceofscientificcombattrainingsystems,warriorplatforms,andcombatsupportequipment.
Leadership in Future Core Technologies and Scalability: The company is pursuing collaboration on ITER tritium technology and developing deuterium production technology, a super-gap technology for the display and semiconductor industries. This represents a growth engine for securing unique technological capabilities in both tritium and deuterium through the integration of nuclear and defense sector technologies.LeadershipinFutureCoreTechnologiesandScalability:ThecompanyispursuingcollaborationonITERtritiumtechnologyanddevelopingdeuteriumproductiontechnology,asuper-gaptechnologyforthedisplayandsemiconductorindustries.Thisrepresentsagrowthengineforsecuringuniquetechnologicalcapabilitiesinbothtritiumanddeuteriumthroughtheintegrationofnuclearanddefensesectortechnologies.
Extreme Environment Testing Capabilities and Quality Reliability: In the process of localizing GTLS, the company established 7 types of testing equipment at its headquarters to evaluate performance under extreme conditions such as heat, shock, temperature, pressure, vibration, drop, and immersion. This capability ensures high reliability and quality of its products.ExtremeEnvironmentTestingCapabilitiesandQualityReliability:IntheprocessoflocalizingGTLS,thecompanyestablished7typesoftestingequipmentatitsheadquarterstoevaluateperformanceunderextremeconditionssuchasheat,shock,temperature,pressure,vibration,drop,andimmersion.Thiscapabilityensureshighreliabilityandqualityofitsproducts.
Target IndustrieTargetIndustrie
Nuclear Industry: Tritium recovery, transportation, storage, purification, sales, and nuclear fusion power fuel supply.NuclearIndustry:Tritiumrecovery,transportation,storage,purification,sales,andnuclearfusionpowerfuelsupply.
Defense Industry: Scientific training systems, anti-aircraft and aviation radar, communication security equipment, underground sound source detection systems, MILES equipment, warrior platforms, combat support equipment.DefenseIndustry:Scientifictrainingsystems,anti-aircraftandaviationradar,communicationsecurityequipment,undergroundsoundsourcedetectionsystems,MILESequipment,warriorplatforms,combatsupportequipment.
Energy Industry: Nuclear fusion energy-related technologies and deuterium production development.EnergyIndustry:Nuclearfusionenergy-relatedtechnologiesanddeuteriumproductiondevelopment.
Chemical Materials Industry: Development of self-luminous devices and sensors based on tritium and deuterium.ChemicalMaterialsIndustry:Developmentofself-luminousdevicesandsensorsbasedontritiumanddeuterium.
Major MarketsMajorMarkets
South KoreaSouthKorea
Switzerland (Global supply cooperation for GTLS products)Switzerland(GlobalsupplycooperationforGTLSproducts)
United States (Global supply cooperation for GTLS products)UnitedStates(GlobalsupplycooperationforGTLSproducts)
Certifications/PatentsCertifications/Patents
Tritium isotope sales permit and nuclear fuel material use permit acquisition (Permitting authority: Nuclear Safety and Security Commission).Tritiumisotopesalespermitandnuclearfuelmaterialusepermitacquisition(Permittingauthority:NuclearSafetyandSecurityCommission).
Excellent Technology Company Certification.ExcellentTechnologyCompanyCertification.
Selected for Scale-up TIPS (Technology Innovation Program for Startups) by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.SelectedforScale-upTIPS(TechnologyInnovationProgramforStartups)bytheMinistryofSMEsandStartups.
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Commendation (2022 Korea Technology Commercialization Daejeon, Private Sector Technology Commercialization).MinisterofTrade,IndustryandEnergyCommendation(2022KoreaTechnologyCommercializationDaejeon,PrivateSectorTechnologyCommercialization).
Technology transfer agreement and non-exclusive license agreement for technologies held by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.Technologytransferagreementandnon-exclusivelicenseagreementfortechnologiesheldbyKoreaHydro&NuclearPowerCo.,Ltd.
Tritium storage and transport container technology meeting the specifications for the Storage and Delivery System (SDS) of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).TritiumstorageandtransportcontainertechnologymeetingthespecificationsfortheStorageandDeliverySystem(SDS)oftheInternationalThermonuclearExperimentalReactor(ITER).
Completion and occupancy of a tritium self-luminous device manufacturing plant (located in Busan Dongnam Regional Radiological Medical Science Complex).Completionandoccupancyofatritiumself-luminousdevicemanufacturingplant(locatedinBusanDongnamRegionalRadiologicalMedicalScienceComplex).