KEPCO E&C held a ceremony to declare management and labor’s joint vision of sustainable growth and making a leap forward at KEPCO E&C headquarters in Gimcheon on May 16.
The event was an opportunity for KEPCO E&C’s trade union and management to declare a future vision with one accord and pledge to make a leap forward.
Among those on hand at the event were not only KEPCO E&C executives and staff members, but also Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo, Gimcheon Mayor Kim Chung-seop, presidents of Kyungpook National University and Kumoh National Institute of Technology, and other representatives of local government, academia and corporate circles.
Earlier, the KEPCO E&C trade union decided to break away from the Korean Federation of Trade Unions, also known as “Minnochong,” and made it known internally and externally at the event to declare the vision.
KEPCO E&C declared the future vision “Technology for Earth, Energy for Human” from the viewpoint of management and labor.
The company suggested six core tasks: a design institution for the whole cycle of nuclear power, developing Korean homegrown reactors, developing the+BANDI-60S for a floating nuclear power plant, expanding future technologies surpassing digital transformation, realizing a work-life balance, a alive, pleasant worksite, and contributing to the regional society and shared growth.
Following the ceremony, 11 institutions, including local government, academia and company representatives, participated in a ceremony to sign an MOU related to KEPCO E&C’s vision.
They pledged to promote cooperation under themes of regional co-prosperity and leading SMR, and cooperation among industry and campus circles.
Gyeongsangbuk-do struck an MOU on the development of future SMRs and nuclear power hydrogen technologies with KEPCO E&C, GS E&C and Hyundai Engineering.
Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo said, “KEPCO E&C has buttressed the development of the Korean economy through self-sufficiency of nuclear power design technology, Korea’s outstanding nuclear technology is expected to be known to the world through the vision declaration ceremony, and Gyeongsangbuk-do will offer full cooperation to the development of the Korean nuclear industry.”
KEPCO E&C President Kim Sung-arm said, “KEPCO E&C has been swayed with a rapidly changing energy policy environment, suffering from hardships: failing to devote ourselves to maintaining expertise technology manpower, Korea’s asset, and our intrinsic existence value and mission of inheriting and developing exclusive technologies.”
President Kim, recalling management and labor unity while overcoming crises, said, “KEPCO E&C will be reborn into a responsible public institution by ramping up safety of nuclear power based on management-labor trust and consensus, raising public reliability and contributing to energy security.”
KEPCO E&C Proves Homegrown Nuclear Power Technology Prowess in Europe
APR1000, nuclear power plant targeting exports to Europe, obtains European design certification.
KEPCO E&C acquired the latest design certification (EUR Rev.E) on March 2, from the European Chamber of Commerce for the standard design of the Korean medium-sized nuclear power plant called APR1000, which aims to be exported to Europe.
As a result, Korea is evaluated as having an objective technological advantage over its competitors, being the only country among the three countries involved in the competition for the new nuclear power plant project in the Czech Republic to have acquired the EUR Rev.E certification.
Through the organization made up of European nuclear power plant operators, the European business requirements are basic requirements developed to evaluate the safety and economic feasibility of the standard new light-water reactor designs to be built in Europe.
In 2016, the Revision E version of the requirements reflecting the latest safety regulations of IAEA and WENRA was issued, consisting of about 5,000 requirements. Certification audits are conducted by an audit body involving multiple organization’s member companies.
Nine companies, including ČEZ (Czech Electric Power Corporation), the owner of the new nuclear power plant project in the Czech Republic, Tractebel in Belgium, and EDF in France, participated in the certification audit body concerning APR1000.
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