According to the Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček, the agreement between the Czech government and utility ČEZ on the construction of a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant will be published within a few weeks. On 11 February, Havlíček spoke to journalists during his visit to the plant. Six companies have so far shown interest in building new nuclear units in the Czech Republic - China General Nuclear, EDF, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Rosatom, Westinghouse, and the Atmea consortium of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and EDF.
