Polish state nuclear project company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has received a permit from the province of Pomerania for the second stage of preparatory works at the site of the country’s first commercial nuclear power station.

PEJ said the works will involve major activities to prepare the future construction site, including site leveling, the construction of temporary support facilities and the installation of utility connections. Work is set to begin as early as this month.

Energy minister Miłosz Motyka said Poland’s nuclear energy programme is moving from the decision-making phase to the implementation phase.