Seoul to launch emergency response system for Czech nuclear project

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SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch an emergency management system to keep its nuclear power plant project in the Czech Republic on track following the breakdown of contract negotiations with a construction consortium, the industry ministry said Monday.

Under the system, the government plans to draw up measures to keep the Czech project on track and prevent a recurrence of similar setbacks, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.

The move comes after Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP), the country's state-run nuclear power operator, ended negotiations last week with a South Korean consortium comprising Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. and Doosan Enerbility Co. on a construction contract for the Dukovany nuclear power plant project, after failing to agree on key terms.

The ministry is set to hold its first meeting on Monday to discuss follow-up measures.

KHNP said it would formally conclude the negotiations and begin preparations for a new tender to select a construction contractor.

The company aims to sign a contract with a new consortium by July 2027 to allow construction to begin in November that year.

"The minister and vice minister will personally review key project issues every week and take necessary measures for the time being," Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said.

The Dukovany project, valued at about 25 trillion won (US$17.5 billion), involves the construction of two 1,000-megawatt APR1000 reactors, a South Korean-designed model, in the Czech Republic.

A South Korean consortium led by KHNP won the project last year. KHNP subsequently entered into contract negotiations with the Daewoo-Doosan consortium, which had been designated as the construction contractor.

This undated file photo shows the site of a planned nuclear power plant in Dukovany, the Czech Republic. (Yonhap)

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Seoul to launch emergency response system for Czech nuclear project

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首尔，11月2日（韩联社）——韩国产业通商资源部周一表示，由于与建筑财团的合同谈判破裂，韩国将启动应急管理系统，以确保其在捷克共和国的核电站项目按计划进行。

根据贸易、工业和资源部的说法，在该体系下，政府计划制定措施，使捷克项目保持正轨，并防止类似挫折再次发生。

此前，韩国国营核电运营商韩国水力核电公司（KHNP）上周结束了与由大宇工程建设公司和斗山能源公司组成的韩国财团就杜科瓦尼核电站项目建设合同的谈判，原因是双方未能就关键条款达成一致。

该部将于周一召开第一次会议，讨论后续措施。

KHNP表示将正式结束谈判，并开始准备新的招标，以选择建筑承包商。

该公司计划在 2027 年 7 月之前与一个新的财团签署合同，以便在同年 11 月开始施工。

“部长和副部长将每周亲自审查重点项目问题，并采取必要的临时措施，”产业通商资源部长官金正宽表示。

杜科瓦尼项目价值约 25 万亿韩元（175 亿美元），涉及在捷克共和国建造两座 1000 兆瓦的 APR1000 反应堆，该反应堆是韩国设计的型号。

去年，由韩国HHNP牵头的韩国财团赢得了该项目。随后，KHNP与被指定为施工承包商的大宇-斗山财团展开了合同谈判。

这张未注明日期的资料照片显示的是捷克共和国杜科瓦尼市一座计划建设的核电站的工地。（韩联社）

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首尔将启动捷克核项目的应急响应系统