Doosan Enerbility expands cooperation with local supply chain for Czech nuclear projects

[Financial News] Doosan Enerbility is moving to expand supply chain cooperation with Czech nuclear power equipment companies. It plans to broaden opportunities to work with local companies and develop concrete cooperation measures to support the construction of new nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic, including at Dukovany.
Doosan Enerbility said on the 11th that it had visited the headquarters of ŠKODA JS in Plzeň, Czech Republic, from the 2nd to the 5th to explore potential cooperation with local companies in the nuclear power equipment sector.
During the visit, Doosan Enerbility explained the technical requirements for safety- and non-safety-class equipment, as well as supplier evaluation procedures, to four Czech companies, including ŠKODA JS, MICo, BAEST and VÍTKOVICE.
For VÍTKOVICE, BAEST and MICo, it assessed their capabilities in manufacturing non-safety-class equipment and their experience carrying out nuclear power projects. For ŠKODA JS, it conducted a preliminary assessment of capabilities in key areas such as project management, design, manufacturing and quality. It inspected production facilities at the heavy equipment plant and the control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) plant, and also explored potential technical cooperation on certain items, including reactor internals. Whether to cooperate, and the scope of any cooperation, will be decided after further technical and quality verification and the relevant procedures.
During the visit, Doosan Enerbility met with EDUII, the company that ordered the Dukovany nuclear power project, the Czech Power Company and ŠKODA JS management to discuss the direction of cooperation with local companies. Based on those discussions, it plans to hold follow-up technical talks with ŠKODA JS in early 2027 and conduct further assessments of items with cooperation potential.
It is also considering the possibility of Czech companies participating in bids for non-safety-class equipment. Participation will be determined according to the relevant procedures and evaluation criteria—including technical, quality and price criteria—that apply equally to domestic and overseas suppliers.
Doosan Enerbility plans to maintain a core supply chain centered on its domestic partners while also working with Czech companies capable of responding to local regulations. It aims to meet local regulatory requirements, including those of the Czech State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB), and reduce the risk of licensing delays to support the stable execution of the Dukovany units 5 and 6 project. It is also preparing for future projects, including Temelín units 3 and 4.
A Doosan Enerbility official said, “This visit was a meaningful opportunity to directly assess Czech companies’ technical capabilities and explore potential cooperation,” adding, “While strengthening coordination with our domestic partners, we will work with Czech companies that are well equipped to respond to local regulations to achieve both safety and on-time completion.”
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