A Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)-led consortium has beaten those of GE+Hitachi and Areva to win a USD20 billion tender for four 1,400MW civil nuclear power reactors in the United Arab Emirates. The deal would see four Generation-3 APR-1400 reactors built. The APR1400 is similar to the Combustion Engineering System 80+ design built at Palo Verde in the USA. The first of the four units is scheduled to begin providing electricity to the grid in 2017, with the three later units being completed by 2020.
KEPCO\'s scope of supply includes engineering, procurement, construction, nuclear fuel and operations and maintenance support with the assistance of other Korean members of the KEPCO team, including Samsung, Hyundai, Doosan Heavy Industries and KEPCO subsidiaries. Its subsidiary Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP), which will play a key role as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor. Other subsidiaries involved include operator Korea Power Engineering Co., Inc. (KOPEC), for nuclear power plant design and engineering services, Korea Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. (KNF), for nuclear fuel, Korea Plant Service and Engineering Co., Ltd. (KPS), for plant maintenance. Non-Korean companies involved in the KEPCO team include Westinghouse of the US, and Toshiba of Japan.
KEPCO\'s scope of supply includes engineering, procurement, construction, nuclear fuel and operations and maintenance support with the assistance of other Korean members of the KEPCO team, including Samsung, Hyundai, Doosan Heavy Industries and KEPCO subsidiaries. Its subsidiary Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP), which will play a key role as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor. Other subsidiaries involved include operator Korea Power Engineering Co., Inc. (KOPEC), for nuclear power plant design and engineering services, Korea Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. (KNF), for nuclear fuel, Korea Plant Service and Engineering Co., Ltd. (KPS), for plant maintenance. Non-Korean companies involved in the KEPCO team include Westinghouse of the US, and Toshiba of Japan.