On August 14, South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-sook held a meeting in Seoul with Bill Gates, the esteemed founder of Microsoft and TerraPower, who was on a visit to the country. During the meeting, the two parties engaged in in-depth discussions centered around potential cooperation in the development of next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs), as well as broader energy collaboration initiatives between South Korea and the United States. Gates's arrival in Seoul on Thursday had already generated considerable buzz, with many anticipating that the meeting would primarily focus on fostering deeper business ties and collaboration in the SMR sector between the two nations.