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Czech power utility CEZ has extended the deadline for submitting the final bids for construction of the new nuclear reactor at the Dukovany NPP by nearly a month at the request of one of the bidders, reported by CTK to be US Westinghouse. The other bidders are France’s EDF and Korea hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), all offering pressurised water reactor designs. Westinghouse is proposing its AP1000, KHNP its APR1400 design and EDF its EPR1200 (a smaller version of its standard EPR). Russia and China were excluded from the bidding in 2021.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Friday, 22 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsez-extends-deadline-for-final-bids-for-new-nuclear-unit-at-dukovany-11163261

Nuclear company has been part of OMZ since 2004 ČEZ has six commercial reactor units at the Dukovany (pictured) and Temelín nuclear sites. Courtesy ČEZ. Czech utility and nuclear operator ČEZ has completed its 100% purchase of Škoda JS from Russian heavy industry and manufacturing conglomerate OMZ, alleviating the risk of sanctions on crucial components for the Czech nuclear fleet.

ČEZ said the purchase of Škoda JS, which offers nuclear servicing and engineering, would protect the company from sanctions which could have a potential impact on securing supplies for its nuclear power plants.

Škoda JS was a part of the industrial giant founded in 1859 by Emil Škoda – which also gave rise to the well-known automaker of the same name – but since 2004 it has been part of OMZ, which is controlled by privately owned Gazprombank.

This put the company at risk of sanctions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/acquisition-of-skoda-js-from-russia-solves-cez-s-sanctions-problem-11-1-2022

Reactors are stable and affordable, forum told Slovakia’s prime minister Eduard Heger (second left) and his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala (centre), with EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson (second right). The Czech Republic and Slovakia are committed to the development of nuclear power as a way to secure energy independence and supply stability in the face of geopolitical challenges arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the prime ministers of the two countries said.

Czech prime minister Petr Fiala told the European Nuclear Energy Forum (Enef) in Prague: “I am convinced that investment in more nuclear energy is one of the most natural responses to the current situation.

“It is in our interest to develop nuclear power as soon as possible.”

He said the Czech Republic is “ready to become a leader” in nuclear energy for the region, because of its existing reactors, industrial capabilities, workforce expertise, and plans to build both conventional and modular nuclear power.

Because of its geography, the Czech Republic is not well suited for the expansion of wind and solar, Fiala said, adding that an energy mix combining renewables and nuclear is “the only scenario” for the country’s energy transition.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/czech-republic-and-slovakia-committed-to-nuclear-in-face-of-geopolitical-challenges-11-1-2022

By producing a model of a storage packaging assembly (cask) for used fuel from the Dukovany and Temelín NPPs in the planned underground repository, Czech engineering company Škoda JS said it has completed development of this type of cask. The client is the Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (SÚRAO).

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Friday, 26 November 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskoda-js-develops-storage-cask-for-czech-repository-9277860

Prague wants to build new nuclear plants to replace polluting coal facilities The tender for new units at the Dukovany site (pictured) could include the option of new reactors at Temelín. Courtesy ČEZ. The tender for new reactors at the Dukovany plant in the Czech Republic will include a non-binding option for more units at the Temelín plant, the Czech minister of trade and industry, Karel Havlicek, said in an interview with the Právo newspaper.

Mr Havlicek said the government could issue a tender to build another reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power station after the mid-October elections.

He added that if his populist ANO party wins the election “We will also start preparing for Temelín” He said including the possibility of new units at Temelín in the tender Is “a greater motivation for suppliers, and thus we are pushing even harder on the price”.

Czech state power company ČEZ has said it is planning to build one Generation III+ reactor at the Dukovany site, with a maximum installed capacity of 1,200 MW. However, the company filed for permission to build up to two new units. In 2014, ČEZ cancelled the tender for construction of two new Temelín units after it failed to get state guarantees for the project.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/dukovany-tender-could-include-option-for-more-temelin-reactors-10-1-2021

The head of the Czech State Office for Nuclear Safety, Dana Drábová, warned on 23 February about European Union (EU) pressure to close the Dukovany nuclear plant. "There is immense pressure developing that the operating life of nuclear reactors should be limited to 40 years. That means our political representatives – whoever they might be – sometime around 2023 will face a battle over a further ten-year extension for Dukovany."

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Monday, 26 February 2018
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsczech-republic-under-european-pressure-over-dukovany-6065809

Six companies have expressed interest in the expansion of the Czech Republic’s nuclear power programme, according to media reports on 2 November. These include Russia’s Rusatom Overseas (part of state nuclear corporation Rosatom); US-based Westinghouse (part of Japan’s Toshiba Corp); Electricite de France; ATMEA, the joint venture of France’s Areva and Japan’s Mitsubishi; Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, and China General Nuclear Power Corporation.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Thursday, 03 November 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinternational-interest-in-czech-expansion-plans-5658017

On October 25 at the nuclear industry suppliers’ forum ATOMEX Europe, sixteen companies signed a memorandum on establishing the production and trade association – Prague Atomic Alliance.

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Monday, 31 October 2011
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-sets-up-trade-alliance