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NATIONAL A researcher deoxidizes documents before storing them A staff member edits a video A restoration team fixes damaged documents time-consuming work that even the well-trained professionals there can only amend one item per day. “Korea has one of the top skills in this field,” says Ko Yeon-suk, a curator in the Records Restoration Room. The Archive is armed with protection systems to prevent theft or corrosion. The walls and roof are double layered to maintain the right temperature and humidity, and the walls of the repository are made with copperplate on the inside to intercept electromagnetic waves. In case of a fire, inergen sprays out in the repository instead of water to protect the documents. A radio-frequency identification system keeps track of all the documents. There are two exposition rooms on the first floor, the state exposition hall, which briefly exhibits the archival history of Korea, and the presidential exposition hall. The presidential exposition hall has six sections. The section called “Presidents with the People” shows photos and video clips of the presidents being with the people. “The Chronological Presidential History” introduces brief records of each president. “Presidents’ National Administration Records” exhibits documents and video clips of important presidential affairs. “Presents from World Leaders” displays various souvenirs the presidents received from overseas. Some corners are for children. At the “Be a President” section, the president’s office is prepared for children to take photos in. “Children, the Leaders of the Future” informs children about the administrations’ processes through flash animation. Now that a great amount of presidential records are fashioned online, the National Archives of Korea constructed the Presidential Web Records Service last July. It will start service next year. The National Archives of Korea is on its first steps to introduce Korean archival culture to the world. It held the International Archives Exhibition & Conference 2008 from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 at COEX in southern Seoul. It is planning on hosting the International Archives Culture Expo 2010 in Korea. For more information, visit www.pa.go.kr ■ (Photos by The Korea Herald) (From top) A staff member looks through documents in the repository Visitors look at the gifts presidents received from world leaders 22 KOREA NOVEMBER 2008 NOVEMBER 2008 KOREA 23
SCIENCE World’s Largest Solar Power Plant to Go into Operation in Sinan-gun The solar power generation modules installed in Sinan-gun Engineers assemble the ground test vehicle, a mock-up of the KSLV-1 rocket, at KARI’s assembly complex in Goheung, Jeollanam-do The world’s largest solar power plant in Sinan-gun, Jeollanamdo, will start operating in mid- November. Dongyang Engineering and Construction Corp. will hold a dedication ceremony for the power plant with in attendance Prime Minister Han Seong-soo and other dignitaries on Nov. 15. The plant generates a capacity of 35,000MW annually on a site that is 670,000 square meters, a size equivalent to 93 soccer stadiums. It can generate enough electricity to power more than 10,000 homes. The company invested a total of 200 billion won for the construction of the plant. The size of the plant is the largest of its kind in Korea, and it is the world’s largest in terms of a solar power plant using the “1-Axis Tracking System,” which makes solar modules automatically move toward the direction of the sun. ■ An aerial view of the world’s largest solar power plant in Sinan-gun Korea’s First Rocket Unveiled at Naro Space Center The state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has unveiled the mock-up of a rocket designed to send a domestically produced research satellite into orbit next year from the country’s spaceport in Goheung, Jeollanam-do. A successful launch from Naro Space Center would make Korea the ninth country in the world to launch its own satellite on home soil. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV- 1) rocket will be launched some time during the second quarter of next year. The KSLV-1 is a carrier rocket designed for transporting satellites. Naro Space Center also unveiled a 30-meterlong launch pad, which is not stationary. The space center represents Korea’s first step to become a major player in the exploration of space. The center consists of facilities for satellite control, testing and assembly, press center, launch facility, electric power station, space experience hall and landing field. ■ The launch system installed at the Naro Space Center in Goheung KARI 24 KOREA NOVEMBER 2008 NOVEMBER 2008 KOREA 25
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