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South Korea-Czech Republic nuclear energy cooperation

Overview

South Korean and Czech officials initially held implementation review meetings to advance the Dukovany nuclear power plant project. Discussions focused on maintaining the project schedule and addressing potential regulatory hurdles from the EU Industrial Acceleration Act, which South Korean officials expressed concern could restrict non-EU participation in the regional market.

However, construction contract negotiations between Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and a consortium consisting of Daewoo E&C and Doosan Enerbility have terminated. The breakdown followed 16 months of discussions, including 78 working-level meetings and multiple executive sessions, with disputes centering on cost calculation and risk allocation. KHNP sought a fixed-price contract to avoid cost increases, while the consortium requested a unit-price settlement to account for material and labor volume changes during detailed design phases. The consortium argued that absorbing additional costs from design changes would pose an “existential risk to private companies” and noted that bearing such risks without involvement in the design process was not in line with global standards.

While the main contract between KHNP and the Czech client (EDU II) remains intact, KHNP intends to initiate a new competitive bidding process to select a construction partner by July 2027. The shift in construction partners has caused significant market volatility, notably resulting in Daewoo E&C shares dropping over 21%. Other agreements, including the supply of reactor equipment and turbines by Doosan Enerbility, as well as contracts for engineering and fuel supply, are expected to proceed as planned. Doosan Enerbility has expressed its intention to participate in the upcoming re-bidding process.

Entities

Czech Republic · Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power · Doosan Enerbility · Kim Jung-kwan · Karel Havlíček

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  1. [BUSINESS] 21 sources
    KHNP terminates Czech nuclear construction talks with Daewoo-Doosan consortium

    KHNP has ended construction contract negotiations with the Daewoo-Doosan consortium for the Czech Dukovany nuclear project due to disputes over costs and design-related risks. A new tender is planned.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    South Korea and Czech Republic advance nuclear energy cooperation

    South Korea and the Czech Republic are reviewing the Dukovany nuclear project schedule and discussing potential cooperation on the Temelín plant while addressing EU regulatory concerns.

Sources

biz.heraldcorp.com · blockchainseoul.kr · ekonomickydenik.cz · energy-news.co.kr · hn.cz · koreaherald.com · liberatorio.altervista.org · linkmagazine.nl · namdonews.com · nasregion.cz · novini247.com · oenergetice.cz · sdr.liccom.edu.uy · seoul.co.kr · SeznamZpravy.cz · socialvalue.kr · tfmedia.co.kr · tzb-info.cz · varis.fi · world-nuclear-news.org · zakazka.cz

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