Siemens and Areva will make a joint bid, said Nicole Dellero, a deputy director at Areva's corporate strategy department.
Paris-based Framatome ANP Inc, a joint venture between Siemens and Areva, has supplied China with four reactors and employs about 3,000 people in the country. The company is the world's biggest maker of nuclear reactors.
Seoul-based Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co will also bid, said Yoon Yong-woo, a member of the company's overseas project team.
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