S.Korea wins $199 mln order for nuclear power facility in Romania

Korea Electric Power

27/06/2023 06:30

SEOUL, June 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's state-backed
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) won a 260 billion won
($199.33 million) order to build a tritium removal facility for
nuclear power generation in Romania, South Korea's industry
ministry said on Tuesday. 
    This is the second nuclear power plant-related order South
Korea has won since President Yoon Suk Yeol took office last
year on a pledge to revive the country's nuclear energy
industry. 
    The facility will capture and store tritium, a radioactive
material, from the reactor in Cernavoda nuclear power station in
Romania for the plant's safety and continued use. 
    South Korea has set its sights on winning about 5 trillion
won ($3.83 billion) in overseas orders for nuclear power plant
facilities by 2027, the ministry said. 
    

($1 = 1,304.3800 won)

 (Reporting by Joyce Lee
Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
 ((joyce.lee@tr.com;))