Poland plans its first nuclear power plant on Baltic
Poland’s first nuclear power plant, due to come on line by 2020, is set to be located near the Baltic Sea, Polish energy group PGE said on Friday.
Three potential sites near the coast at Zarnowiec, Choczewo and Gaski, were picked from around a hundred proposed locations, PGE chief Tomasz Zadroga told reporters. Continue reading
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Fluor Corporation Team Up on Polish Nuclear Power Plant Project
As Poland prepares to build its first two nuclear power stations to diversify the country’s energy supply, technology provider GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Fluor Corp.FLRÂ +1.56%Â , under which Fluor would serve as GEH’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner for the announced new reactor project in Poland. Continue reading
German neighbours call on Poland to resign from nuclear energy plans
Minister-President of German Land Brandenburg, Matthias Platzeck and representatives of Berlin authorities have expressed hope that after the nuclear catastrophe in Japan the Polish government would reconsider its plans to build the country’s first nuclear power plant, DPA reported. Continue reading
Poland to keep N-power on track
Poland will press on with plans to build its first nuclear power plants despite renewed safety concerns in the wake of a meltdown risk at an earthquake-damaged Japanese atomic power facility, a spokesman said on Monday. Continue reading
Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant Scheduled to be on line in 2022
Poland’s  first nuclear power station is expected to come on line two years later than planned in 2022, the government’s nuclear power chief said on Thursday. Continue reading
Chernobyl Legacy Fades as Eastern Europe Bets on Nuclear Power
In the Polish village of Klempicz, less than an hour from the German border, Lech Wojcieszynski is hoping to bring the first atomic reactor to his country, overcoming the Chernobyl disaster’s legacy. Continue reading
Russia invites Poland to participate in Baltic NPP construction
Russia has asked Poland to participate in the construction of the Baltic Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Polish Minister of Infrastructure Cezary Grabarczyk said on Friday. Continue reading
Westinghouse, Poland’s PGE agree nuclear feasibility study
The US-Japanese Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and Poland’s PGE energy group agreed a memorandum of cooperation Tuesday for a feasibility study on Poland’s first civilian nuclear program, PGE said.
The two sides “will cooperate to prepare a feasibility study on AP1000 PWR nuclear reactor technology and opportunities to build the first reactor of this type in Poland by 2020,” a PGE statement said. Continue reading
Poland to build first nuclear power plant
The Polish government announced Tuesday that the country’s first nuclear power plant would be built in the northern town of Zarnowiec.
Deputy Economy Minister and atomic energy adviser Hanna Trojanowska told a Warsaw news conference the town was chosen from… Continue reading
Polish isotopes to help cover Chalk River gap
Medical isotopes from Poland will help relieve the shortage caused by the prolonged shutdown of the troubled Chalk River reactor, which is expected to remain out of service for at least two more months.
“Any drop helps,” Christopher O’Brien, president… Continue reading
