"I cannot assert that the export of nuclear power plants will fail"... letter of intent for cooperation at the end of the month

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A US nuclear company, which is competing with KHNP, recently filed a lawsuit over the export of nuclear power to Poland.

Because the company's technology has been applied to the next-generation nuclear power plant in Korea, permission from the company and the US authorities is required to export nuclear power plants.

Oh Tae-seok, 1st Vice Minister of Science and Technology, said that even if the lawsuit loses, Poland's nuclear power plant exports will not be halted.

Correspondent Seungmo Nam from Washington.

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First Vice Minister of Science and ICT Oh Tae-seok, who visited Washington to attend the International Atomic Energy Agency Ministerial Meeting, said that he would quickly respond to the US nuclear company Westinghouse's export control lawsuit against KHNP and KEPCO as it is a nationally important issue.

However, he responded cautiously, saying that he could not say with certainty about the concern that the export of nuclear power plants to Poland was canceled due to this lawsuit.

He explained that Poland and the Czech Republic are countries that can export nuclear power plants due to US export controls.

[Oh Tae-seok / 1st Vice Minister of Science and Technology Information and Communication: (Losing in the US court) If that happens, exporting companies are only obligated to report export details.]

In fact, KHNP, as early as the end of this month, signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Poland on nuclear power plants .

is known to be signed.

However, in the case of nuclear power plant exports, as national considerations such as security issues as well as technological prowess and costs act, the possibility cannot be ruled out that it will flow favorably to US companies.

At the Ministerial Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vice Minister Oh explained the government's energy policies, such as increasing the ratio of nuclear power plants, and continued the sales of nuclear power plants.

[Oh Tae-seok / 1st Vice Minister of Science and Technology Information and Communication: South Korea can successfully build a nuclear power plant anywhere in the world that needs it based on the APR1400 (Korean-style next-generation nuclear power plant) technology.

] He said that he would cooperate with the international community for the denuclearization of North Korea, saying that it is a serious threat to the world.