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| Dec. 1975 |
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The Korea Standards Research Institute (KSRI) was established as the central authority of the national standards system of Korea. |
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| May. 1979 |
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The national calibration services were initiated. |
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| Oct. 1980 |
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It was stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea that, ˇ°The State shall establish a National Standards System.ˇ± |
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| Oct. 1988 |
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KSRI became a member of three consultative committees of CIPM: CCL
(Length); CCT (Thermometry); and CCPR (Photometry and Radiometry). |
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| Oct. 1991 |
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KSRI was renamed into the Korea Research Institute of Standards and
Science (KRISS). |
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| Oct. 1992 |
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KRISS became a member of another three consultative committees of
CIPM: CCTF (Time and Frequency); CCEM (Electricity and
Magnetism); and CCM (Mass and related quantities). |
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| Sept. 1994 |
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KRISS became one of the founder members of CCQM (Amount of
substance), a newly established consultative committee of CIPM. |
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| Sept. 1997 |
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KRISS became a member of CCRI (Ionizing Radiation). |
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| Feb. 1999 |
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KRISS was officially designated as the National Metrology Institute
(NMI) of Korea by the ˇ°Framework Act on National Standards.ˇ± |
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| Mar. 1999 |
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KRISS became affiliated to the Korea Research Council of Public
Science and Technology (KORP) under the Office of Prime Minister. |
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| Oct. 1999 |
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KRISS became a member of CCAUV (Acoustics, Ultrasound and
Vibration). |
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| Jun. 2003 |
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Operating units of KRISS were reorganized into 4 Divisions and 2
Centers: Division of Physical Metrology; Electromagnetic Metrology;
Optical Metrology; Chemical Metrology and Materials Evaluation;
Center for Environment and Safety Measurement; and Center for
Metrology Service. |
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| Jun. 2006 |
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Operating units of KRISS were reorganized into 3 Divisions for R&D
and 3 Divisions for Service and Management: Division of Physical
Metrology; Division of Quality of Life; Division of Advanced
Technology; Division of Standards Services; and Division of Knowledge
Resources Management; and Division of Management Services |
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| Mar. 2008 |
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KRISS became affiliated to the Korea Research Council of Fundamental
Science and Technology (KRCF), under the Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology (MEST). |
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| Jan. 2009 |
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Operating units of KRISS were reorganized into 4 Divisions for R&D, 1 Division for Policy & Communication and 3 Divisions for Service & Management: Division of Physical Metrology; Division for Quality of Life; Division of Industrial Metrology; Division of Convergence Technology; Division of Policy and Communication; Division of Technology Services; Divisions of Planning and Coordination; and, Division of Management Services. |
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