Jung Seung-il, President of KEPCO (second from the right in the front row), is discussing cooperation plans for participating in the UK nuclear power project with Grant Shapps, Minister of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (center left). (Photo by Korea Electric Power Corporation)
[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Jeong Seung-il, CEO of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), visited the UK following his trip to Turkey to promote nuclear power plant sales.
KEPCO announced on the 2nd that CEO Jeong visited the UK for two days from the 31st of last month to the 1st of this month, meeting with senior government, parliamentary, and industry officials to discuss project promotion plans. Prior to this, on the 30th of last month, CEO Jeong visited Turkey to deliver a preliminary proposal for the nuclear power project and discuss key issues such as procedural steps and project risks.
CEO Jeong attended the 'Parliamentary Nuclear Week,' sponsored by the UK Parliament and hosted by the UK Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), where he shared the construction achievements of the Korean-designed nuclear reactor (APR1400) and expressed KEPCO's intention to participate in the UK's nuclear power projects.
He then met with Grant Shapps, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to exchange cooperation plans for participation in nuclear power projects. At this meeting, CEO Jeong stated, "At the UAE's Barakah plant, we are uniquely executing the nuclear power construction project successfully by adhering to the construction schedule and budget worldwide," and requested support from the UK government.
Through meetings with Virginia Crosbie, Conservative MP for the Wylfa nuclear site, Bryony Washington, Senator, and John Whittingdale, Korea Trade Envoy, CEO Jeong sought parliamentary cooperation should KEPCO participate in the project.
Additionally, he met with Sama Bilbao y Le?n, Secretary General of the World Nuclear Association, and Tom Greatrex, CEO of the UK Nuclear Industry Association, to receive advice regarding KEPCO's participation in the UK nuclear power project and requested cooperation from related organizations.
CEO Jeong said, "The UK was the first country to operate a commercial nuclear reactor in 1956, so exporting nuclear power plants to the UK would be a highly symbolic achievement as the pioneer country of nuclear power exports," adding, "We will make every effort to achieve the government's goal of exporting 10 nuclear reactors in the future."
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