Poland takes significant step towards building first nuclear plants

Poland took a significant step towards its first nuclear power plant with the signing of a deal between the Polish government and a consortium of U.S. companies, including Westinghouse and Bechtel. The nuclear plant, to be situated in the Pomerania region near the Baltic Sea, is a central part of Poland’s move away from fossil fuels.

The $40 billion agreement with state-owned Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) involves the construction of two plants, each with three reactors. The first reactor is expected to be online by 2033, with the entire project operational within a decade after that.

Poland views nuclear energy as a crucial element of clean energy and a means to reduce dependence on Russian energy supplies.

The government believes that without nuclear energy, along with large-scale and small modular reactors (SMRs), achieving climate ambitions and ensuring energy security will be challenging.

However, the stance on nuclear energy differs within the European Union. While countries like France support nuclear energy, Germany and Spain reject the idea that it should be classified as renewable. Pro-nuclear EU member states aim to achieve 150 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity in the bloc’s electricity mix by 2050.

Currently, there are 103 reactors in 13 of the EU’s 27 member states, contributing to approximately 25% of the EU’s energy, with more than half produced in France. Only Italy and Lithuania have completed a total phase-out of nuclear power so far.

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