The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced that Minister Ahn Deok-keun and Czech Minister of Trade, Industry and Trade Josef Sikela held a meeting on the 20th (local time) to discuss the construction of the Doosan Skoda plant in the Plzen industrial complex in the Czech Republic.
The memorandum of understanding for the Korea-Czech nuclear power plant project was signed at the power plant project headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. The memorandum of understanding is for the comprehensive cooperation between Korea and the Czech Republic, including the construction of nuclear power plants, human resource training, and technology development.
The two countries' ministries of trade and industry have decided to soon set up a director-general-level consultative body to hold discussions on specific cooperation plans.
On that day, the two governments announced the establishment of a "Korean
The two countries presented a vision of "a nuclear power plant jointly constructed by the two countries and the Czech Republic," and concluded a total of 13 memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in the construction of nuclear power plants, covering all aspects including nuclear power plant construction, human resource training, and technological development.
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power, Doosan Energility and Doosan Skoda Power have signed a cooperation agreement to supply turbines for a new nuclear power plant project in the Czech Republic.
Doosan Skoda Power will supply turbines to Doosan Energy, which acquired the company in 2009, once the company signs a final contract for a new nuclear power plant construction project in the Czech Republic in March next year.
Škoda Power owns the source technology for steam turbines and is supplying the turbines for Dukovany Units 1 to 4 and Temlin Units 1 and 2.
The Atomic Energy Graduate School signed a memorandum of understanding with the Czech Republic's Bruno University of Technology regarding the training of nuclear personnel.
In preparation for this, a Nuclear Cooperation Center will be established at the Bruno University of Technology, with the main aims of training specialists for master's and doctoral degrees, training current employees, and conducting joint research.
In addition, the Atomic Energy Industry Association and the Czech Electricity Industry Union signed a memorandum of understanding on "localization cooperation" with the Energy Technology Assessment Institute to support the joint development of an equipment supply network.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on "nuclear technology cooperation" with the University of West Bohemia, which aims to promote mid- to long-term research cooperation in the nuclear field.
The two sides signed memorandums of understanding on cooperation in various fields, including equipment, construction, design, test operations, nuclear fuel, and waste.
"An all-round cooperation system has been established," he said, adding, "We plan to quickly establish a director-general-level consultative body in consultation with the Czech side and thoroughly proceed with the related procedures."
2024/09/21 07:01 KST
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