Poland expects to pour first concrete in 2028 for the pilot AP1000 pressurised water reactor (PWR) unit at its first nuclear power station, according to undersecretary of state for strategic energy infrastructure Maciej Bando.
Concrete pouring, a milestone indicating the formal start of construction for a nuclear plant, was earlier expected to happen in 2026.
Bandos’s comment confirms earlier official indications that the construction schedule for Poland’s first nuclear plant will need to be pushed back to allow for preparatory and licensing activities.
Under a 2020 nuclear programme, Poland plans to build from 6,000 to 9,000 MW of installed nuclear with commercial operation of a first nuclear unit in a proposed set of six is planned for 2033, with the rest to follow throughout the 2030s and into the early 2040s.
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