Doosan Enerbility Wins Contract for Nuclear Power Plant Equipment in Romania

Contract for Manufacturing and Supplying Feeder Pipes for Chernaboda Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1
Fifth Feeder Pipe Order Following China and Canada Nuclear Plants
Government and KHNP Provide Multifaceted Support for Nuclear Power Export

Doosan Enerbility announced on the 2nd that it has signed a contract with Canada's Candu Energy to manufacture and supply feeder pipes for Unit 1 of the Cernavod? Nuclear Power Plant in Romania. This order marks the fifth feeder pipe contract following those for nuclear power plants in China and Canada.

Under this contract, Doosan Enerbility will supply a total of 1,520 feeder pipes to Candu Energy by 2027. The contract amount has been agreed to remain confidential through mutual agreement.

Feeder pipes are key components of pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR), serving as pipelines through which the coolant that regulates the reactor temperature flows. PHWRs use heavy water (D2O) as the coolant, and in South Korea, this type corresponds to Units 2, 3, and 4 of the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant. Heavy water consists of deuterium (D, hydrogen isotope with a mass number of 2) and oxygen (O), and generally has a higher molecular weight than ordinary water.

Unit 1 of the Romanian Cernavod? Nuclear Power Plant, a Canadian PHWR model, will have its operating license expire in 2026. Romania plans to carry out facility upgrade projects for an additional 30 years of operation. The feeder pipes supplied by Doosan will be used in this facility upgrade project. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Candu Energy, and the Italian Ansaldo Nuclear consortium are pursuing the third phase of the facility upgrade project contract for this plant.

Bundang Doosan Tower, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province [Photo by Doosan Enerbility]

Kim Jong-du, Head of the Nuclear BG at Doosan Enerbility, stated, "This order is the result of successful deliveries of feeder pipes to nuclear power plants in China and Canada, as well as multifaceted support from the government and KHNP for nuclear power plant exports. We will do our best to ensure perfect quality in this project and contribute to the export of Korean-type nuclear power plants."

Doosan Enerbility has been steadily carrying out overseas nuclear power plant projects, including ▲ the 2nd phase construction of the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt worth 1.6 trillion KRW in 2022, ▲ instrumentation and control equipment for Units 3 and 4 of the Xudabao Nuclear Power Plant and Units 7 and 8 of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in China in 2021, and ▲ feeder pipes for four PHWR units (Units 1 and 2 of the 3rd phase of Jinan in China, Point Lepreau in Canada, and Unit 6 of Bruce in Canada).

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