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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) hosted the Korea-Czech Republic Nuclear Power R&D Cooperation Symposium at the Marriott Hotel in Prague. The symposium was organised as part of international energy research activities supported by the Korean and Czech ministries of trade, industry, and energy to cooperate with the aim of winning a new nuclear power plant project in the Czech Republic. It was attended by more than 40 leading figures and experts in the nuclear energy field from both countries.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 18 April 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskhnp-hosts-successful-korea-czech-nuclear-symposium-in-prague-11688875
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
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission said the Czech Republic is committed to maintaining and strengthening its robust regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety. The team also identified areas for possible improvements.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 03 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-mission-reviews-czech-regulatory-framework-10909619
The Czech Republic is committed to maintaining and strengthening its robust regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded. The Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission team identified areas for possible improvements.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-team-completes-Czech-regulatory-review
Westinghouse said in a statement that fuel deliveries are expected to begin in 2024 while the contract is anticipated to be valid for seven years.
The contract will replace supplies by Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer Tvel, a subsidiary of state-owned nuclear group Rosatom.
ČEZ said in a separate statement that Dukovany has stored nuclear fuel to cover about three years of operation. The station is obliged to maintain these reserves even after signing the new fuel contract, the statement said.
Daniel Beneš, chief executive officer of ČEZ, said the signing of the new “western supplier” contract for Dukovany means “a further significant strengthening of energy security” for the company and the Czech Republic.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 01 April 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/westinghouse-and-cez-sign-vver-440-fuel-deal-for-dukovany-nuclear-plant-3-5-2023
Safety programmes and procedures at the Czech Republic's LVR-15 research reactor have been enhanced through implementation of the recommendations of a previous mission conducted in 2020, according to a follow-up International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 09 February 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-sees-enhanced-safety-at-Czech-research-reacto
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
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
Holtec International has concluded a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Czech Republic’s Škoda Praha and South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC) to advance the planning for construction of SMR-160s in the Czech Republic. The SMR-160 is a small modular pressurised light-water reactor, generating 160MWe (525MWt) using low-enriched uranium fuel, with flexibility to produce process heat for industrial applications and hydrogen production.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 October 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsholtec-advances-plans-for-smr-160-deployment-in-czech-republic-10122770
Škoda Praha has agreed to work on cost estimates and plans to build Holtec SMR-160 units in the Czech Republic with Holtec's partner, Hyundai Engineering and Construction.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 27 October 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Holtec-s-team-for-Czech-Republic-grows