Poland has officially notified the European Commission of its plans to build its first commercial nuclear power station.

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), the state company running the project to build three Westinghouse supplied AP1000 nuclear power plants in the northern province of Pomerania, said it had notified the commission “in accordance with its obligations under the Euratom Treaty”

PEJ said the notification comprises a detailed description of the project.