South Korean parliament set to address KHNP as construction at Czech Dukovany continues

South Korea’s parliament is expected to look into the collapse of negotiations between state-owned Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and a consortium of Korean companies, Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Doosan Enerbility, over a contract for construction work on two new nuclear units at Dukovany. The South Korean press reported the news today. However, this will not jeopardize the contract to build the new units at Dukovany.

The hearing was proposed by opposition People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Park Seong-min. He said the South Korean consortium was facing internal problems. He cited media reports that KHNP had sought to end contract negotiations with Daewoo in favor of another subcontractor. The main reason given was that the parties had failed to bridge differences over the contract price.

Park Hae-sung, a lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party, also supported the proposal for a hearing. He said the National Assembly should investigate allegations that KHNP had strongly pushed to change contract terms agreed earlier.