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UAE reps to visit S. Korean nuclear power plants
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Representatives from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
will visit South Korea this week to survey nuclear power facilities and energy
companies, an industry source said.
The source at the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said 10-20 experts and
government officials will arrive around Wednesday and tour various facilities and
talk with executives for a week.
The UAE team plans to examine technology and safety levels and the operational
expertise of local companies, the source, who declined to be identified, said.
The state-run KEPCO, the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., and private companies
like Doosan Heavy Industry and Construction Co. and Hyundai Engineering and
Construction Co. have formed a consortium to build the "APR-1400" reactor that
currently enjoys a price advantage over rivals.
There are two other consortiums aiming to win the project, with one led by Areva
SA of France and other being a tie-up between General Electric Co. and Hitachi.
The UAE has said it will engage in a massive atomic energy buildup project that
could generate 5,000 megawatts of electric power centered around Abu Dhabi. The
project is reported to be one of the largest such deals in the business sector.
Initially, the UAE planned to pick two candidate consortiums out of the three
late last month, with the winner to be selected in September. The country did not
take such a step, so some experts have speculated it may skip the "middle"
selection process and simply pick the winner.
Related to the expected visit, government officials at the Ministry of Knowledge
Economy said they could not release any detailed information and stressed that
most international deals involving nuclear reactor bidding are not announced or
made public.
South Korea currently operates 20 commercial reactors in four power plants and
has the ability to design and build power generation units without outside help.
However, it has not been able to export its own models and has eyed countries
like the UAE as potential users of its reactors.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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will visit South Korea this week to survey nuclear power facilities and energy
companies, an industry source said.
The source at the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said 10-20 experts and
government officials will arrive around Wednesday and tour various facilities and
talk with executives for a week.
The UAE team plans to examine technology and safety levels and the operational
expertise of local companies, the source, who declined to be identified, said.
The state-run KEPCO, the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., and private companies
like Doosan Heavy Industry and Construction Co. and Hyundai Engineering and
Construction Co. have formed a consortium to build the "APR-1400" reactor that
currently enjoys a price advantage over rivals.
There are two other consortiums aiming to win the project, with one led by Areva
SA of France and other being a tie-up between General Electric Co. and Hitachi.
The UAE has said it will engage in a massive atomic energy buildup project that
could generate 5,000 megawatts of electric power centered around Abu Dhabi. The
project is reported to be one of the largest such deals in the business sector.
Initially, the UAE planned to pick two candidate consortiums out of the three
late last month, with the winner to be selected in September. The country did not
take such a step, so some experts have speculated it may skip the "middle"
selection process and simply pick the winner.
Related to the expected visit, government officials at the Ministry of Knowledge
Economy said they could not release any detailed information and stressed that
most international deals involving nuclear reactor bidding are not announced or
made public.
South Korea currently operates 20 commercial reactors in four power plants and
has the ability to design and build power generation units without outside help.
However, it has not been able to export its own models and has eyed countries
like the UAE as potential users of its reactors.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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