Austria has “declared itself satisfied” with information supplied by Poland related to the environmental impact of Warsaw’s plans to build its first commercial nuclear power station.
Poland’s General Directorate for Environmental Protection said in a statement that the concerns of Austrian authorities regarding Polish plans for nuclear energy production were addressed at a meeting in Warsaw.
The directorate said both sides were represented by ministerial-level officials from agencies dealing with matters associated with the environment and nuclear energy.
As part of its plan to begin nuclear energy production in 2026, Poland supplied documentation to its neighbours in 2022 to satisfy the requirements of the Espoo Convention, an international legal agreement that provides a framework for addressing the environmental impact of large infrastructure projects.
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