Westinghouse Electric Company and construction partner Bechtel signed a cooperation agreement with the Czech Power Industry Alliance on Wednesday, to leverage the Czech Republic’s highly skilled nuclear industry to deploy AP1000 reactors in the country.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) is to facilitate the participation of Czech companies in the deployment of up to four AP1000 reactors at Dukovany and Temelin nuclear power plants, the company said.
The selection of AP1000 technology in Poland, Bulgaria, and Ukraine, creates opportunities for Czech suppliers, added the firm.
Dr Kathryn Huff, US Department of Energy’s Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy and Michael Goff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary witnessed the MOU signing, showing the support of the US Government for the Westinghouse, Bechtel team, and Czech industry alliance.
Josef Perlík, Alliance Executive Director at CPIA stated, “The working group’s efforts will ensure maximum involvement of the Czech industry in the construction of new nuclear power sources in the Czech Republic as a truly strategic partner of the AP1000 technology.”
“Our AP1000 projects benefit greatly from robust localization of critical manufacturing and services work,” said David Durham, Energy Systems President at Westinghouse and continued, “I expect that at least 70% of the work for this major project will go to Czech companies.”
The AP1000 is a nuclear power plant designed as a pressurized water reactor with improved use of passive nuclear safety and many design features. Four plants are located at two sites in China, while two are at Sanmen Nuclear Power Station and the other two at Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant.
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