The 5th international workshop on the common Czech and Korean R&D project No TM02000039 „Examination and improvement of mitigation capabilities and strategies of operating PWRs and an APR series PWR against Design Extension Conditions“ was held from 8 to 12 May 2023 in the Czech Republic. The workshop was organized by partner organizations TES Ltd. and Brno University of Technology (BUT). The group of local experts from TES and BUT was brought together with experts from Korean partner companies represented by FNC Technology Co., Ltd; two representatives of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. and also a representative of KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS). The topics of the workshop mainly related to the activities carried out in the Project in phases No. 4 and 5, i.e. safety analyzes of accident scenarios on APR1400 units of Gen III+ generation within Design Extension Conditions (DEC), including Severe Accidents. The workshop contributed considerably to the strengthening of the mutual cooperation both from the point of sharing field expertise and experience and facilitating personal relationships between Czech and Korean project teams. Taking into account the fact that the South Korean company KHNP with its APR design is one of the participants in the tender for the completion of the fifth unit of the Dukovany NPP in the Czech Republic and also a hot favourite for the construction of new nuclear units in Poland, we greatly value such cooperation and believe that it will contribute to further strengthening research and business relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Korea.
Workshop with partners from the Korea Republic
16. 5. 2023
