The head of Polish copper company KGHM Polska Miedz, which is in the process of looking for a location for its first small modular reactor (SMR) in Poland, said he does not see any rivalry between state-owned companies in the sector.

Marcin Chludzinski said in an interview with Warsaw-based business newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna that the world sees SMRs as a solution that is cheaper and can be put in many different places. “So, we must not fall behind,” he said. “We must be at the forefront. This is also what our business requires.

“This why we are trying to participate in SMR development process from the beginning.”

Poland has joined the race for the development of SMR technology with state-owned and private companies signing agreements to collaborate on the deployment as they seek to decarbonise operations.