The energy sector officials of APEC member countries who came to Korea for the APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting, including delegations from the U.S., Malaysia, the Philippines and Netherlands, have recently been making visits to Doosan Enerbility to get a firsthand view of Doosan’s nuclear manufacturing capabilities.

Doosan Enerbility announced on August 31st that a delegation led by Tommy Joyce, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs at the U.S Department of Energy, had visited Doosan Enerbility’s Changwon headquarters on August 25th. Doosan Enerbility’s Vice Chairman and COO Yeonin Jung led the welcoming party that greeted and received the guests.

The visit had been arranged to provide the U.S. Department of Energy with a firsthand view of Doosan Enerbility’s nuclear business capabilities. Upon arriving at Changwon, the U.S. delegation was given a tour of Doosan’s nuclear shop, where they were able to view the facilities used in manufacturing components of large nuclear power plants and small modular reactors(SMRs). This was subsequently followed by a meeting with the Doosan Enerbility’s senior management, where discussions were held on areas for nuclear cooperation.

In addition to the U.S. delegation, foreign dignitaries of other APEC members’ governments also paid visits to Doosan’s Changwon headquarters. On August 27th, a delegation led by the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, who also serves as the Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, came for a visit, as well as a delegation led by the Netherlands’ Vice Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth. This was followed by more visits, which included visits by delegations from France, Zambia and Austria on August 28th, and another visit by the Philippines delegation led by their Undersecretary of Energy, who all came to view Doosan’s overall capabilities in the energy sector, including nuclear energy.

Doosan Enerbility is constantly seeking to expand its partnerships in the U.S. nuclear market. This past August 25th(local time), Doosan had signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington D.C. regarding an SMR partnership with Amazon, X-energy and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power(KHNP), and another MOU on nuclear and SMR cooperation with the U.S. energy developer Fermi America. Doosan is currently engaged in partnerships with the leading U.S. SMR developers, NuScale Power, X-energy and TerraPower, which entails supplying the partners with the required parts and materials for the SMR production.

“With the role of nuclear energy growing around the world, interest in Doosan has also grown,” remarked a source from Doosan. “By leveraging our superior manufacturing technology, we aim to continuously create new business opportunities in the global market, including the United States.”