AP1000 technology is not just on paper; we offer proven, safe technology to Czechia, says Westinghouse's Brzezina

The Czech Republic is selecting a new supplier for a nuclear reactor at Dukovany. The tender is nearing its final stage, and US company Westinghouse recently confirmed that it would submit an updated bid by the end of October. According to Petr Brzezina, Westinghouse’s president for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the company is offering the most reliable and best-proven reactor on the market. “We’ve been building nuclear reactors for 70 years. We know how to build them, we know what we’re doing, and unlike others, we’re not offering something that exists only on paper,” he told oEnergetice.cz.

In recent weeks, the media have speculated about whether Westinghouse would submit a bid to complete a nuclear unit at Dukovany. What was behind the speculation?

We didn’t want to comment on the tender process, and because the other bidders did comment, perhaps it gave the impression that they were in a different position. Of course we’ll submit a bid. We’ve been building nuclear reactors for 70 years. We know how to build them, we know what we’re doing, and unlike others, we’re not offering something that exists only on paper.