Korea Electric Power Company (Kepco) has said that it plans to select construction companies for three new nuclear plants in 2002. Orders for two 1000MWe units at Shin-Kori are scheduled for January, to be followed by two 1300MWe units at Shin-Wolsong in June and two more 1000MWe units at Shin-Kori in December. The budget for the advanced pressurised water reactors (APWR) is $12.8 billion.