Westinghouse contracts Hyundai E&C for Dutch FEED on two AP1000s
State-owned project company NEO NL expects the design studies it awarded in August to take 12-18 months, with site selection still pending.
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Key facts
- Hyundai E&C to review candidate sites, set master plan and develop execution strategies
- Second phase, FEED 1b, starts once the cabinet adopts a draft Preferred Site Decision
- Two units targeted for around 2035 at 1000-1650 MWe each, per preliminary plans
- Site choice expected next month; Borssele among four locations under consideration
- Existing Borssele reactor: 482 MWe PWR, grid-connected 1973, about 3% of Dutch electricity
Westinghouse contracted Hyundai Engineering & Construction to carry out part of the front-end engineering design (FEED 1) studies for two large nuclear power plants based on its AP1000 design in the Netherlands, Hyundai E&C said on October 8. Hyundai will conduct technical reviews of candidate sites, establish a master plan and develop project execution strategies. It will also review Dutch laws, licensing requirements, technical standards and project schedules, and set out countermeasures for major risks and localization strategies.
The FEED 1 studies, awarded in August by the Nuclear Energy Organisation of the Netherlands (NEO NL) to Westinghouse and EDF, are expected to take 12-18 months. They are split into two phases: FEED 1a, which does not depend on the plant site, and FEED 1b, which begins after the Cabinet adopts a draft Preferred Site Decision and focuses on the selected site. NEO NL is the state-owned company set up to build and operate the two plants.