Seoul to launch emergency response system for Czech nuclear project

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources will launch an emergency management system in Korea on Monday to keep the Dukovany nuclear power project in the Czech Republic on track after contract talks broke down. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power ended negotiations with a consortium of Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Doosan Enerbility over key terms and plans to prepare a new tender. KHNP aims to sign with a new consortium by July 2027 so construction can begin in November 2027.

The ministry plans to draw up measures to prevent similar setbacks, and its first meeting on follow-up measures is scheduled for Monday.

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

The project is valued at about 25 trillion won ($17.5 billion) and involves two Korean-designed 1,000-megawatt APR1000 reactors.

A KHNP-led Korean consortium won the project last year, after which KHNP entered contract negotiations with the Daewoo-Doosan consortium, designated as the construction contractor.

Published Nov 2, 2026 7:43 am KST

An aerial view of the planned site for new nuclear reactors in Dukovany, Czech Republic / Courtesy of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power

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 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 ($17.5 billion), involves the construction of two 1,000-megawatt APR1000 reactors, a Korean-designed model, in the Czech Republic.

A 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.

韩国产业通商资源部将于周一启动应急管理系统，以确保捷克杜科瓦尼核电站项目在合同谈判破裂后继续按计划进行。韩国水力核电公司（KHNP）与大宇工程建设公司和斗山能源公司组成的联合体就关键条款的谈判破裂，并计划重新招标。KHNP的目标是在2027年7月前与新的联合体签署合同，以便项目能够于2027年11月开工建设。

该部计划制定措施防止类似挫折发生，其关于后续措施的第一次会议定于周一举行。

产业通商资源部长官金正冠表示，他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。

该项目价值约 25 万亿韩元（175 亿美元），包括两座韩国设计的 1000 兆瓦 APR1000 反应堆。

去年，由 KHNP 牵头的韩国财团赢得了该项目，之后 KHNP 与被指定为施工承包商的大宇-斗山财团进行了合同谈判。

发布于2026年11月2日 上午7:43（韩国标准时间）

捷克共和国杜科瓦尼新建核反应堆规划厂址的鸟瞰图 / 图片由韩国水力核电公司提供

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。