Works are scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2026 and are set to be completed by end-2027.

“Our being selected for this project is a solid confirmation of our nuclear power capacities and KHNP’s confidence in Concelex ability to deliver complex works at the highest quality and safety standards,” stated Catalin Visan, Concelex deputy general manager.

Cernavoda Unit 1 refurbishment is a project estimated to be worth EUR1.9 billion.

Nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) signed today, June 27, 2023, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the completion of Europe’s first Tritium Removal Facility (CTRF) at Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (Cernavoda NPP).

Concelex in 2024 posted RON1.26 billion turnover and currently has around 1,000 employees and more than 300 active construction sites.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)