Expansion of Roles in Nuclear Power Plant Equipment Design, Manufacturing, Procurement, Construction, and Service
Improvement Project for Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 and New SMR Project
Doosan Enerbility is accelerating its participation in Romania's large nuclear power plant and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) projects.
On the 31st, Doosan Enerbility announced that it had obtained certification from Romania's nuclear regulatory authority (CNCAN) for the design, manufacturing, procurement, construction, and services of equipment for Romania's large nuclear power plants and SMRs. Through this, Doosan Enerbility will actively participate in the equipment improvement project for Unit 1 of the Cernavod? Nuclear Power Plant in Romania.
In May, Doosan Enerbility signed a contract to manufacture and supply feeder pipes for this nuclear power plant. Feeder pipes are key components of pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR), serving as pipelines through which coolant flows to regulate the reactor temperature. PHWRs use heavy water (D2O) as coolant. In South Korea, Wolsong Nuclear Power Plants Units 2, 3, and 4 are of this type. Heavy water consists of deuterium (D, hydrogen isotope with a mass number of 2) and oxygen (O), and has a greater molecular weight than regular water.
Unit 1 of the Cernavod? Nuclear Power Plant is scheduled to have its operating license expire in 2026. Accordingly, Romania is carrying out an equipment improvement project for an additional 30 years of operation. A consortium including Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Candu Energy, and Italy's Ansaldo Nuclear is pursuing the third phase contract for this equipment improvement project.
Doosan Enerbility's Nuclear Power Quality Management System Certificate obtained from Romania's Nuclear Regulatory Authority (CNCAN) [Photo by Doosan Enerbility]
Doosan Enerbility is also participating in the Romania SMR project led by NuScale Power. The client, RoPower of Romania, is promoting the construction of an SMR power plant with a total capacity of 462 MW on the site of the Doice?ti coal-fired power plant, and on the 24th signed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Fluor and others.
In April, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis visited Doosan Enerbility's headquarters in Changwon, Gyeongnam, to verify Doosan Enerbility's capabilities in manufacturing SMRs and large nuclear power plant main equipment. Since 2019, Doosan Enerbility has secured core equipment supply rights by investing in NuScale Power alongside domestic investors, and completed the manufacturing feasibility review of NuScale Power's SMR in 2021, preparing for equipment production.
Kim Jong-du, Head of the Nuclear BG at Doosan Enerbility, said, "With this certification, we plan to actively participate in Romania's nuclear power plant equipment improvement and SMR projects. We will continue to do our best to enhance the reliability of K-Nuclear power plant manufacturing capabilities through ongoing quality activities."
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