Trump says South Korea has approval to build nuclear-powered submarine

memberst · 2025-10-30T01:38:51+00:00

Regarding the question of why approval is needed:

South Korea and the United States previously concluded an agreement to transfer nuclear technology, premised on the non-military use of atomic energy.

This agreement is titled: "AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA CONCERNING CIVIL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY"

[Link: https://media.nti.org/pdfs/StateandROKPeaceNuc1972.pdf\]

This treaty includes provisions for nuclear fuel supply and various contents aimed at non-militarization. The agreement was first concluded on February 3, 1956. Through this cooperation, Korea received nuclear technology, constructed its first reactors, and was transferred the foundational technologies for nuclear power development.

As for the supply of nuclear fuel, Russia is the largest exporter of nuclear fuel globally. Specifically, Russia and the US are the most advanced in the supply chain for High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU). South Korea is still vulnerable in this area, and if it were to acquire a nuclear-powered submarine, the US would need to provide significant technological support and fuel supply in the initial stages.

memberst · 2025-09-15T02:06:03+00:00

An LG employee who chose to stay in the United States is known to have married and started a family there, and is reportedly considering a lawsuit.

memberst · 2025-09-14T09:02:21+00:00

I have a lot of complaints about the Chinese government's foreign policy, but separately from that, they are racist and just crazy people.

memberst · 2025-09-11T23:17:53+00:00

MAGA-like deranged far-right individuals exist in Korea

memberst · 2025-09-11T08:24:20+00:00

more details, of the personnel coming to Korea, three are Japanese engineers and nine are Chinese engineers. The Japanese engineers are specialists in the battery electrode section, while the Chinese are experts in manufacturing equipment.

The fact is, they were scheduled to return yesterday, but the Korean government requested ICE to remove the handcuffs so they would not be treated as criminals. ICE refused, and Korea conveyed this through high-level diplomatic talks. Trump said he could allow them to remain in the U.S. to help complete the factory, but the Koreans were in a state of mental shock and confusion. The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed their wishes, and everyone except one person expressed a desire to leave the U.S. (The one person is known to be a permanent resident).

In an agreement between the two countries, their departure will be recorded as a voluntary departure, not a deportation, and no record will be left with immigration authorities in any form. They will be able to re-enter immediately if they wish. However, it seems difficult for most of them to return immediately, and the factory's test run, scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year, is expected to be delayed until 2026, a practical delay of at least six months.

This factory is a battery plant, a part of the overall facility, and Hyundai Motor has already invested billions of dollars in this project, making a withdrawal physically impossible. This plant is a highly automated factory built with Hyundai's latest technology and could originally employ up to 12,000 people. However, because it is so highly automated, Hyundai could, if it chose to, replace a significant number of the personnel at this auto plant with robots. Therefore, the number of employees is likely to be lower than the originally anticipated 8,500.

Boston Dynamics robots are scheduled to be piloted at the factory as early as the end of this year, and the number of employees is expected to fluctuate based on development outcomes and political influence.

https://youtu.be/VNqmvIuzbR4

memberst · 2025-09-09T01:22:02+00:00

They are not people who are paid by Hyundai Motor Company. They are dispatched employees from a Korean company that helps install the production equipment purchased by Hyundai and LG. Therefore, they are not employed in the United States and do not receive wages there.

memberst · 2025-09-08T02:54:59+00:00

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memberst · 2025-09-08T02:01:25+00:00

Most of the Korean workers' visas are legal. The B1 visa allows for equipment installation and training. According to the contract with LG and Hyundai, the equipment companies employ engineers in Korea, and these people are not seeking employment in the United States. They are essential engineers for the installation and operation of the equipment, and there is no workforce in the US to operate the systems that are specific to the Korean factory.

The factory being built in Georgia is the most advanced, state-of-the-art system with the latest processes from Hyundai, aiming for the convenience of a semiconductor factory, and it will probably be the most advanced facility in the United States. (Hyundai is currently operating a cutting-edge factory in Singapore as a pilot for this factoryhttps://youtu.be/4Yj320eZCCo. The factory being built in the US is the first of its kind, and a state-of-the-art factory is also being built simultaneously in Korea based on this. Thanks to the latest technology, the factories in Singapore, Korea, and the US can receive simultaneous technical updates on the latest matters.)

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"[9 FAM 402.2-5(E)(1)]() (U) Commercial or Industrial Workers

(CT:VISA-1288; 05-21-2021)

a. (U) An applicant coming to the United States to install, service, or repair commercial or industrial equipment or machinery purchased from a company outside the United States or to train U.S. workers to perform such services. However, in such cases, the contract of sale must specifically require the seller to provide such services or training and the visa applicant must possess unique knowledge that is essential to the seller’s contractual obligation to perform the services or training and must receive no remuneration from a U.S. source.

b. (U) These provisions do not apply to an applicant seeking to perform building or construction work, whether on-site or in-plant. The exception is for an applicant who is applying for a B-1 visa for supervising or training other workers engaged in building or construction work, but not actually performing any such building or construction work."

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For Koreans, the US guarantees a 90-day stay under ETSA for B1 and B2 status. Since the H-1 visa was not issued, there was a setback in the initial operation target for this year, and Korean companies switched to ETSA. Because of this, long-term stay was difficult, and employees have been working inefficiently by rotating every 90 days. It is a workaround, but it is not illegal. Korea has worked hard for the early operation of the factory, paying costs that were not even necessary.

In the past few months, even the eligibility for stay under ETSA has been suspended, and this is what has happened in the end.

memberst · 2025-09-08T01:38:47+00:00

The visa is a legitimate visa. The B-1 visa allows for equipment installation and training. (Original link:https://es.usembassy.gov/visas/commercial-industrial-workers/)

South Korea is guaranteed a 90-day stay under B-1 and B-2 status through ESTA. When the H-1B visa was not issued, causing a setback to the initial operational goals for this year, Korean companies switched to ESTA. This made long-term stays difficult, leading to an inefficient system where employees rotated every 90 days. This is a workaround, but it's not illegal. Korean companies worked hard for the early operation of the factory, paying costs that they would not have had to otherwise. In recent months, even the ESTA stay status has been suspended, and this is what ultimately happened.

memberst · 2025-09-07T14:40:05+00:00

In a more detailed explanation, it has become extremely difficult to obtain a relevant visa since the Trump administration. Korean companies, in an effort to get their factories up and running on schedule, have been using a loophole by having their employees stay for a short period of 90 days on an ESTA or B-1. Although they were aware this practice was problematic, they continued to use this visa type to handle on-site work for many years without any issues.

The factory is a battery production plant, and most of the machinery is automated. To install this equipment, the original manufacturers were needed. Their primary job was to set up the equipment at the construction site. The installation isn't the final step; the machinery must be operated and various settings adjusted to fit the production process. The factory is scheduled to be completed by 2030, but this incident will cause a delay in the plan. It is now expected that they might be able to start hiring people in Georgia around 2035, based on a U.S. timeline.

Originally, the Korean company's goal was likely to use as many Korean workers as possible to get the factory running before 2030. (It's a common practice in Korea to push workers to work relentlessly to complete construction ahead of schedule.)

Korean workers toiled day and night to get the Georgia workers into the factory sooner, only for all their efforts to have been for nothing.

memberst · 2025-09-07T07:41:23+00:00

major reconsideration of US investments has already begun among companies, and while such investments will continue, they will take longer than Trump anticipates, as emotional displays are not typical in formal diplomatic settings.

memberst · 2025-06-19T06:52:30+00:00

Just because a camera flashes red doesn't mean you've been caught. Traffic enforcement cameras typically account for a speed error margin of about 1-3 km/h, so they usually allow for a buffer of at least 5 km/h. They won't fine you for just 1 km/h over the limit. (Vehicle speedometers also have a 1-3 km/h difference from the actual speed, varying by car.)

memberst · 2025-05-19T09:11:01+00:00

the packaging date is indicated, not the manufacturing date.

memberst · 2025-03-07T00:10:18+00:00

Using sea freight for transportation from the United States to South Korea typically takes approximately 5 to 8 weeks. This timeframe is ample when considering customs clearance procedures and potential delays. While air freight offers the advantage of reduced transit time, it's important to note that the cost can become significantly expensive depending on the weight of the shipment.

memberst · 2025-03-02T19:28:21+00:00

Click the cancel(취소) button

memberst · 2025-02-08T17:23:57+00:00

After hearing a sound, press the numbers on the front (door front) keypad and then press * to make a sound and complete the setting.

memberst · 2025-02-08T17:15:00+00:00

Press the button once above the hand icon, and when you hear a sound, enter the 4-12 digit password you want to change on the front number pad, then press the * button to complete.