Despite all the recent hype about small modular reactors, it's interesting that the Czech government decided to purchase gigawatt-scale reactors.
The Czech government which controls power company CEZ has chosen South Korea ’s Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power
to build up to four new gigawatt-scale reactors at the country's two existing nuclear sites, Dukovany and Temelin. beat out competitors EDF France and Westinghouse USA. This announcement was interesting for several reasons. First, there are very few open competitions or “beauty contests” for new reactor projects of this scope. The reason is simple. The Chinese, for example, rely on their own domestic companies for nuclear engineering and construction work, as do the French, Russians, Koreans and Americans—all nations with nuclear development and export programs.
’s use of Westinghouse designs. But no matter what, you have to admit it is brave of Westinghouse to even bid on this type of work after what happened the last time. Hint Westinghouse went bankrupt, paid Southern Company $3.5 billion in damages, and the two Vogtle reactors cost a total of $36 billion, or about $18 billion apiece. The South Koreans have guaranteed a fixed price of $8.
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