Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power begins detailed construction of Dukovany nuclear power plant site in the Czech Republic - South Korean media

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power held a ceremony to start an investigation at the construction site of a new nuclear power plant in Dukovany, Czech Republic, on the 8th (local time), and announced that it will conduct an investigation into the characteristics of the site, which will be used as basic data for the design of the nuclear power plant, for one year until August next year.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power announced that it would investigate the matter. The Czech government selected Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power as the new construction contractor for the Dukovany 5 and 6 nuclear power plants, which are being promoted by EDU2, a subsidiary of the Czech Electric Power Company, and in June of this year
The contract was signed in 2019. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has begun construction on the project, which will cost a total of 26 trillion won (approximately 2.78 trillion yen) and is scheduled to begin in 2029 and be completed in 2037.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power President Hwang Joo-ho attended the launch ceremony, along with EDU2 President Javodsky, Czech Minister of Industry and Energy Brček, and Ho
A ceremony was held to commemorate the start of the project with Ambassador Ng Yong-gi of the Czech Republic and the management of the Czech Electric Power Company. After the groundbreaking ceremony, President Hwang met with the local council partners in Trebic, where the new nuclear power plant will be built.
In order to receive the order for this project, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has been sponsoring the Dukovany ice hockey team since 2018.
"The detailed site survey is the first on-site process for the Dukovany nuclear power plant project and will mark the actual departure point for the APR1000 (Korean reactor)," said Hwang, adding, "We will carry out thorough and
We will conduct a systematic investigation and implement the contract process."