On the 6th, National Security Office Director Wi Seong-rak attended the National Assembly Steering Committee audit and said, "Investing in submarine facilities at the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, USA, or asking the U.S. to build our submarines is unrealistic," adding, ,,,, "We are not considering building them in the United States. We are considering building them in Korea." Earlier, on the 29th of last month, U.S. President Donald Trump approved Korea's construction of a submersible at the Korea-U.S. summit and personally It is reported that he mentioned the plan, to which President Lee Jae-myung reportedly responded, "Korean shipyards are also excellent." Since then, it is said that a tug-of-war between Korea and the U.S. has continued over where to make Korean original sleepers, especially There are concerns that if the Philly Shipyard is built at the Philly Shipyard, the focus is on merchant ship construction, so there is no infrastructure to build submarines, so it could take years to build related facilities. Director Wi emphasized, "The Virginia-class (7,800-ton class) is an American-type submarine that we do not need to pursue, and it costs over 5 trillion won," adding, "We are trying to promote a much cheaper submarine that meets our needs, and we also plan to build it in Korea." Director Wi emphasized that the enrichment of nuclear-fuel-powered submarines Regarding the ratio, when People Power Party lawmaker Kang Sun-young asked that the nuclear fuel enrichment ratio should be at least 80~90%, considering operational utilization and operational maintenance costs, he added, "Currently, should we use fuel with enrichment below 20%, or if there are 40% or 90% levels, but we have not decided which one to use?"
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