Poland Signs Amendment Allowing Next Stage Of Nuclear Project To Go Ahead

Schedule will be maintained while EPC negotiations with US consortium continue

Poland Signs Amendment Allowing Next Stage Of Nuclear Project To Go Ahead
Westinghouse is set to provide three AP1000 reactor units for the project, at a site (pictured) in the northern province of Pomerania. Courtesy PEJ.

Polish state nuclear project company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has signed an amendment to an agreement with the US-based Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium meaning the next stage of work to build Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station can go ahead.

PEJ said on 29 December the amendment is part of the engineering development agreement (EDA) and provides for the continuation of design and field work, including in-depth geological surveys.

The amendment will enable design work to go ahead for the nuclear island, turbine island, and the balance of plant, as well as further in-depth geological survey campaigns

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