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Released August 31, 2021 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The Czech Republic looks set to release a contract for the Dukovany nuclear power plant before the end of the year while Turkey has advanced work preparing for the construction of four reactors at Akkuyu.
Czech Republic Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček has announced that the tender for the construction of a new nuclear unit in Dukovany will be released before the end of the year. "We cannot announce a tender before the safety assessment is completed," he said. "We did it because the law was obstructed and there was an agreement that we will not launch the tender before the approved law." The tender is expected to be released sometime after the country's elections in October.
CEZ wants to construct two pressurised water reactors, each rated at 1,200 megawatts (MW). Dukovany already has four older VVER-440 units operating at its site in the Vysočina region. The country gets one-third of its power from the Dukovany plant and two additional units at the Temelin nuclear plant. Companies that have expressed interest in the project include China General Nuclear, Électricité de France SA (EPA:EDF) (Paris), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Russia's state-owned Rosatom Corporation (Moscow, Russia), and Westinghouse Electric Corporation LLC (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania). However, Rosatom and China General Nuclear were excluded from the process earlier this year over security concerns. In April, the Czech government revealed that operatives from Russian military intelligence, the GRU, were behind the 2014 explosions at munitions warehouses in Vrbětice.
In recent developments, EDF, Westinghouse and KHNP have agreed to take part in a safety assessment. "Applicants for the construction of a new nuclear unit signed the Acknowledgment Letter. They thus accepted participation in the safety assessment," Tomá Pleskac, a member of the Board of Directors and director of the CEZ Group's New Energy and Distribution Division, stated. "We provided EDF, Westinghouse and KHNP with preliminary inquiry documentation. This gives potential bidders more time to prepare bids."
CEZ spokesman Ladislav Kriz added: "It is mainly about clarifying the ownership structure, supply chain, ties of the entities concerned with the state, problems with project implementation, allegations and other problems in nuclear resources projects, transfer of technology and know-how and more".
In Turkey, preparations for the construction of Unit 4 of the four-unit Akkuyu NPP are underway. As the country's first nuclear power plant, the US$22 billion Akkuyu project is being completely funded by Russia's state-owned nuclear power major Rosatom, which will operate the plant when the project is completed. The four-unit plant, which will boast four VVER1200 reactors with a combined generating capacity of 4,800 MW, is located on southern Turkey's Mediterranean coast. It is expected to meet roughly 10% of Turkey's electricity needs. Industrial Info is tracking all of the key projects.
At Unit 4, excavations for the reactor building, turbine hall, auxiliary reactor building and other main facilities are now underway. "This year, we expect to receive the construction license for Unit 4 and begin full-scale construction works on the unit early next year," explained Sergei Butckikh, Akkuyu Nuclear first deputy chief executive officer. "By the end of the year, the construction of the concrete blinding of the reactor and turbine buildings foundation slabs will begin, and afterwards the reinforcement of the slabs will be made. Thus, Akkuyu NPP will become the world's largest nuclear construction centre, where four power units will be being built simultaneously. This is a unique case in the history of the global nuclear industry."
Earlier this year, Industrial Info reported that construction had started on Unit 3 of the proposed plant and that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, work had progressed steadily. The goal is to commission one reactor per year between 2023 and 2026. For additional information, see March 30, 2021, article--Construction of New Unit Begins at Turkey's First Nuclear Power Plant.
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Czech Republic Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček has announced that the tender for the construction of a new nuclear unit in Dukovany will be released before the end of the year. "We cannot announce a tender before the safety assessment is completed," he said. "We did it because the law was obstructed and there was an agreement that we will not launch the tender before the approved law." The tender is expected to be released sometime after the country's elections in October.
CEZ wants to construct two pressurised water reactors, each rated at 1,200 megawatts (MW). Dukovany already has four older VVER-440 units operating at its site in the Vysočina region. The country gets one-third of its power from the Dukovany plant and two additional units at the Temelin nuclear plant. Companies that have expressed interest in the project include China General Nuclear, Électricité de France SA (EPA:EDF) (Paris), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Russia's state-owned Rosatom Corporation (Moscow, Russia), and Westinghouse Electric Corporation LLC (Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania). However, Rosatom and China General Nuclear were excluded from the process earlier this year over security concerns. In April, the Czech government revealed that operatives from Russian military intelligence, the GRU, were behind the 2014 explosions at munitions warehouses in Vrbětice.
In recent developments, EDF, Westinghouse and KHNP have agreed to take part in a safety assessment. "Applicants for the construction of a new nuclear unit signed the Acknowledgment Letter. They thus accepted participation in the safety assessment," Tomá Pleskac, a member of the Board of Directors and director of the CEZ Group's New Energy and Distribution Division, stated. "We provided EDF, Westinghouse and KHNP with preliminary inquiry documentation. This gives potential bidders more time to prepare bids."
CEZ spokesman Ladislav Kriz added: "It is mainly about clarifying the ownership structure, supply chain, ties of the entities concerned with the state, problems with project implementation, allegations and other problems in nuclear resources projects, transfer of technology and know-how and more".
In Turkey, preparations for the construction of Unit 4 of the four-unit Akkuyu NPP are underway. As the country's first nuclear power plant, the US$22 billion Akkuyu project is being completely funded by Russia's state-owned nuclear power major Rosatom, which will operate the plant when the project is completed. The four-unit plant, which will boast four VVER1200 reactors with a combined generating capacity of 4,800 MW, is located on southern Turkey's Mediterranean coast. It is expected to meet roughly 10% of Turkey's electricity needs. Industrial Info is tracking all of the key projects.
At Unit 4, excavations for the reactor building, turbine hall, auxiliary reactor building and other main facilities are now underway. "This year, we expect to receive the construction license for Unit 4 and begin full-scale construction works on the unit early next year," explained Sergei Butckikh, Akkuyu Nuclear first deputy chief executive officer. "By the end of the year, the construction of the concrete blinding of the reactor and turbine buildings foundation slabs will begin, and afterwards the reinforcement of the slabs will be made. Thus, Akkuyu NPP will become the world's largest nuclear construction centre, where four power units will be being built simultaneously. This is a unique case in the history of the global nuclear industry."
Earlier this year, Industrial Info reported that construction had started on Unit 3 of the proposed plant and that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, work had progressed steadily. The goal is to commission one reactor per year between 2023 and 2026. For additional information, see March 30, 2021, article--Construction of New Unit Begins at Turkey's First Nuclear Power Plant.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
