Korea’s KHNP selected to build at least 2 new nuclear reactors in Czech Republic

Despite France's diplomatic efforts, Petr Fiala's conservative government favored the offer from South Korean KHNP, believing that it provided more guarantees in case of delay.

U.S. company Westinghouse said that South Korean KHNP, declared the winner of the competition to build two blocks in Dukovany, is not entitled to use the reactor technology that it offered the Czech Republic in the tender.

A power plant is being built near an old Soviet facility, but the Czech government has already excluded Rosatom from the competition by 2021.

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PRAGUE : The Czech government on Wednesday (Jul 17) picked South Korea's KHNP to build two new nuclear power units, with the possibility of more, after a lengthy tender aimed at keeping a big role for nuclear power in the country's energy mix for decades. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) was picked o

Czechs Pick Korea's KHNP Over EDF to Build Two New Reactors

The Czech Republic picked Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. over Electricite de France SA to build two nuclear reactors, a multibillion-dollar project that’s set to be the country’s biggest-ever investment.

Korea's KHNP selected to build at least 2 new nuclear reactors in Czech Republic

The Czech government says South Korea’s KHNP has won a lucrative public tender to build at least two nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic as the country tries to become more energy independent and wean itself off fossil fuels.