Employees of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and other participants in the company's volunteer outreach program pose with residents of Tyn nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, at Tynat Art Hall, June 19. The outreach targeted communities near areas where KHNP plans to build new nuclear power plants. Courtesy of KHNP
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), a state-run nuclear plant operator and technology developer, has demonstrated its commitment to the Czech Republic by hosting cultural exhibitions and taking part in local sporting events as it expands its presence in the country.
Employees of KHNP, a group of Korean university students and 50 youth football players took part in a nine-day trip to Eastern Europe that began on June 16. The volunteer outreach program, targeting communities near the planned nuclear power plant sites, marked the 10th year of KHNP's annual initiative.
The participants visited Tyn nad Vltavou near Temelin, where KHNP is seeking to build an additional nuclear power plant. They also traveled to Trebic near Dukovany, where the company plans to construct another new nuclear power plant.
On the first day of the outreach program, June 17, they visited a youth center in Tyn nad Vltavou and hosted a Korean culture class, offering local participants an opportunity to experience K-pop, taekwondo, traditional Korean music and games. The following day, they joined a local arts festival, organizing cultural performances and Korean culture experience booths that received an enthusiastic response from residents.
