ČEZ to decide on constructing new block at Dukovany nuclear plant within two years

The Czech energy producer ČEZ will decide within two years whether it will build a new, fifth block at the Dukovany nuclear power plant in southern Moravia, the plant’s director told reporters on Thursday. A feasibility study on the new block should be ready by the end of the year. The Dukovany power plant was built 25 years ago, and ČEZ plans to keep it in operation for another 35 years. Unlike the other Czech nuclear power plant in Temelín, the Dukovany plant faces difficulties with water supplies needed for cooling the blocks.