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Critics raise concerns over Westinghouse deal's impact on Korea's nuclear industry

The agreement KHNP and Kepco signed earlier this year with Westinghouse to end their intellectual property dispute reportedly includes a clause requiring Korea to provide Westinghouse with royalties amounting to $825 million for every reactor.

2025.8.19

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala addresses a joint press conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, not pictured, in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on May 20. [EPA/YONHAP]

Nuclear plant deal might be delayed until after Czech general election, Prime Minister Fiala warns

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said Tuesday that a contract with Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to build a nuclear power plant might be delayed until after the country’s general elections in October.

2025.5.28

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The Dukovany nuclear power plant, where a Korean consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power was selected as a preferred bidder to build at least two more reactors [YONHAP]

KHNP set to finalize deal on Czech nuclear power plant

Korea's state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) said Thursday negotiations with the Czech Republic's energy company for its nuclear power plant construction project are expected to be finalized later this month.

2025.3.13

Four cooling towers are running at the Dukovany nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic in 2011. [AP/YONHAP]

KHNP submits final bid for Czech power plant project

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has submitted a final bid for a nuclear power plant construction project in the Czech Republic. The state-run utility is competing with Westinghouse and EDF.

2023.11.1

Four cooling towers at the Dukovany nuclear power plant in Dukovany region of the Czech Republic in 2011 [AP]

Korea's Czech nuclear project bid derailed by U.S. government

Korea's grand plan to build nuclear power plants has hit an early hurdle after the U.S. government rejected a filing by Korea Hydro and Nuclear (KHNP) related to a project in the Czech Republic. The Department of Energy in January declined to...

2023.4.6

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP), Executive Vice President Nam Yon-shik, fourth from left, and Elektrarna Dukovany II (EDU II) CEO Petr Zavodsky, fourth from right, pose at CEZ Group headquarters in Czech Republic on Nov. 28. [KHNP]

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power submits bid for Czech reactor

In addition to KNHP, France’s EDF and U.S. Westinghouse have submitted bids for EDU II. Construction begins on the 1.2 gigawatt pressurized water reactor in 2029. The project will cost an estimated $6 billion.

2022.12.1

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