Opening Ceremony for Main Equipment Manufacturing of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4 Held in Changwon

At Doosan Enerbility Factory

Signal Fired for the Revival of the Nuclear Industry

The groundbreaking ceremony for the manufacturing of main equipment following the resumption of construction of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4 nuclear power plants was held on the 15th at the Doosan Enerbility (hereinafter Doosan E) factory in Changwon Special City.

The event featured a performance demonstrating material processing using the world's largest press (17,000 tons) owned by Doosan E, along with a meeting of nuclear power companies. Attendees included representatives from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Gyeongnam Province, Changwon Special City, local members of the National Assembly, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Korea Nuclear Fuel, Korea Plant Service & Engineering (KPS), as well as government, local governments, major nuclear power public enterprises, and regional nuclear power companies.

The commencement ceremony for the manufacturing of main equipment related to the resumption of construction of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4 nuclear power plants was held on the 15th at Doosan Enerbility (hereinafter Doosan E) factory in Changwon Special City.

Held amid high interest from local nuclear power companies, this event served as a signal to the nuclear industry that work, which had been halted due to the nuclear phase-out policy, is being supplied again. It also helped shift the atmosphere in the industrial field and provided an opportunity to share the government's nuclear power roadmap.

The city is promoting various support projects aimed at establishing itself as the world's strongest global foundry city for the nuclear industry. With the selection of Changwon Defense and Nuclear Convergence National Industrial Complex 2.0 as a new national industrial complex candidate site, the city has laid the foundation to maintain a significant competitive edge over other regions.

Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, said, “With the start of manufacturing main equipment for Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4, we expect the nuclear power ecosystem in Changwon to regain vitality. We will actively promote various support projects tailored to the needs of nuclear power companies so that Changwon can lead South Korea's nuclear industry.”

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