{
  "id": 17762026,
  "title": "Daewoo E&C seeks gov't mediation in dispute over Czech nuclear project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/daewoo-e-c-seeks-govt-mediation-in-dispute-over-czech-nuclear-project-17762026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20261102/daewoo-ec-seeks-govt-mediation-in-dispute-over-czech-nuclear-project"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C) has sought government mediation in a dispute with Korea's state-run nuclear power operator, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), over a significant nuclear reactor project in the Czech Republic. The construction consortium leader for the project submitted a formal notice to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources on Friday, after KHNP terminated contract negotiations. Daewoo E&C requested the ministry's intervention to resume negotiations and expedite the project's revival. The Dukovany project, valued at approximately 25 trillion won ($17.5 billion), involves building two 1,000-megawatt APR1000 nuclear reactors, a Korean-designed model, in the Czech Republic. KHNP ended the negotiations unilaterally after rejecting Daewoo E&C's revised proposal submitted on Thursday, citing the company's failure to accurately account for escalating construction costs. The construction firm argued that it is unreasonable to hold a contractor accountable for unforeseen cost increases.",
  "summary": "Daewoo Engineering & Construction (E&C) said Monday it has asked the government to mediate a dispute with Korea's state-run nuclear power operator over a major nuclear reactor project in the Czech Republic. The company, which leads a construction consortium for the project, made the request to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources after receiving formal notice Friday that Korea Hydro &…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Seoul to launch emergency response system for Czech nuclear project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/seoul-to-launch-emergency-response-system-for-czech-nuclear-project",
        "published": "2026-11-01T21:00:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}