In May, the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) hosted a meeting related to the ongoing project “Joint Cooperative Research Focused on the Transfer of Technological Knowledge and Qualification of Accident-Tolerant Fuel for New Nuclear Power Plants,” which aims to enhance the readiness of the Czech nuclear sector for the Korean APR reactor technology. This three-year bilateral project is led on the Czech side by UJP Praha a.s., in cooperation with the Department of Nuclear Reactors at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE CTU) and the company MABAVE. On the Korean side, the project is headed by KHNP CRI, collaborating with the KAERI research institute and KINGS University.
The project, supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and the Korean KETEP agency, is approaching its final phase. The goal of the meeting was to present the current results and prepare the final deliverables for project completion.
The project focuses on comparing Czech and Korean standards for the construction and operation of nuclear power plants, the development and mutual qualification of advanced nuclear fuel materials in line with European Commission requirements, and the implementation and development of simulators for the APR1000 reactor operation.
As part of the meeting, thanks to the support of ČEZ a.s., the participants also visited the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant.
Photos: FNSPE CTU, ČEZ