Hyundai Engineering & Construction said on the 11th that on the 10th (local time) it held a "large nuclear power technology briefing" at The Westin Dallas Downtown hotel in Dallas, Texas.
The briefing was organized to raise local understanding of the nuclear power business through specialized seminars by work types and fields for large nuclear power plants.
It served as a venue to build networking with leading local corporations to successfully carry out the construction of four large nuclear power units for Fermi America's 11-gigawatt (GW) complex energy campus "Project Matador," underway on the outskirts of Amarillo, Texas.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction conducted the seminar focusing on the particularities of nuclear power plant construction, including ▲ nuclear construction standards ▲ major machinery installation work types ▲ modular construction concepts and procedures ▲ nuclear special work types ▲ heavy lifting ▲ nuclear architecture ▲ training of specialized personnel.
About 100 representatives from U.S. nuclear power and construction industries, including construction firms in Texas, attended the event.
Representatives from U.S. construction firms with which Hyundai Engineering & Construction signed relay agreements last year to strengthen local partnerships gathered to share related knowledge and explore opportunities for cooperation.
Fermi Nuclear LLC. CEO Mesut Uzman, who attended the event, said in congratulatory remarks, "Power demand based on artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing faster than expected, so over the next 10 years the key will be how quickly we can build the power infrastructure to support AI and industrial growth," adding, "Hyundai Engineering & Construction is a corporation with the industrial scale and execution capability to successfully carry out large energy projects, and Fermi America will rebuild the United States' energy production capacity through cooperation with Hyundai Engineering & Construction."
After signing a front-end engineering design (FEED) service contract last year with Fermi America for the construction of four large nuclear power units for Project Matador, Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been performing tasks such as developing site layout plans, reviewing cooling methods, and calculating budgets and schedules, with the goal of signing an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in the first half of this year.
A Hyundai Engineering & Construction official said, "Through continued meetings with Fermi America, we are exploring multifaceted cooperation plans, including pushing ahead with large nuclear EPC," adding, "We will work to build a sustainable cooperation structure in U.S. nuclear construction, going beyond simple project execution."