Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a contract by the Dutch Government to conduct a technical feasibility study (TFS) concerning the deployment of two of its AP1000 reactors at the Borssele nuclear power plant site. The announcement comes as the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate launches a consultation on the site of the reactors.

Westinghouse is to continue the work of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP). KHNP was awarded a contract in December to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of two Korean-supplied reactors at Borssele.

Michel Heijdra, director-general for climate and energy at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, signed the contract with Westinghouse with the company’s senior vice-president of energy systems commercial operations, Elias Gedeon.