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KEPCO E&C won the preliminary service contract for the data-based design system for Cheonji Nuclear Power Units 1 and 2 ordered by Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) on March 24.

The contract is a preliminary service of the synthesis design of Cheonji units 1 and 2 to be constructed according to the government’s 7th Basic Plan for Electricity Demand and Supply. The service will be provided for a period of 15 months from March 24, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

The purpose of this project is to enhance the design efficiency and reliability of nuclear plant through data-based design whose core part is the management of design requirements and integrated data and to build a connection system so that the data obtained in the design and construction stages can be utilized in the operation and maintenance stages to ensure configuration control of the nuclear power plant's life cycle.

KEPCO E&C will perform various tasks such as the development of data-based design procedure, establishment of ways of data-based design process, establishment of data-based design system, model establishment for the management of data-based design requirements, overall verification/supplementation through simulation, establishment of ways of connection between the project owner and project participants, etc.

Winning this project is significant since the results of the technology development projects implemented by the KEPCO E&C will be practically applied to actual nuclear power plant design for the first time. KEPCO E&C also expects this project to contribute to winning the A/E service contract on Cheonji Units 1 and 2 in the near future and to improve its design reliability.

Cheonji Units 1 and 2, a new nuclear power plant to be constructed at a new site in Yeongdeok Korea, will apply the APR+(1500MW) reactor type for the first time. Unit 1 is scheduled to be completed in 2026, and Unit 2, in 2027.