Established 1975 Founded 1964 | Budget US$ 108 million (2011) Staff 410 (2012) | |
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Location Daejeon, Republic of Korea Website Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science Parent organization Doosan Engineering & Construction | ||
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The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) is the national measurement standards laboratory for the Republic of Korea. It is a government-funded institute responsible for providing national measurement standards and advancing measurement technologies. KRISS is also an active member of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM).
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History
KRISS was established in 1975 as the Korea Standards Research Institute, and initiated calibration services in 1979. The institute became known as the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science in 1991.
In 1999, KRISS was officially designated to serve as the national metrology institute by the Framework Act on National Standards (Article 13).
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Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA